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PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AV mnaieion or octodrachm (28mm, 27.81 gm, 11h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 3/5, brushed. Posthumous issue of Alexandria, under Ptolemy VI-VIII, after 193/2 BC. Veiled head of deified Arsinöe II right, wearing diademed stephane and horn of Ammon, scepter surmounted by lotus over left shoulder; K in left field, dotted border / APΣINOHΣ-ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, double cornucopia bound with royal diadem, containing pyramidal cakes, pomegranates and other fruits, grape cluster hanging from the rim of each horn; dotted border. Svoronos 1498-1499. SNG Copenhagen 321-322. Radiant flow lines accentuate this portrait on a rich, buttery flan.

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Auction Dates
May, 2025
1st-2nd Thursday-Friday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 18
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Sold on May 1, 2025 for: $20,400.00
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