Ancient Gold
Lot 1582 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $15,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $17,000
EGYPT, Kingdom of, Ptolemy II, (285-246 B.C.), gold octadrachm or mnaeion, (27.94 grams), Alexandria mint, issued 253-246 B.C.. (Svoronos suggested date), in name of Arsinoe II, obv. veiled head of Arsinoe II to right, wearing stephane, **Q* behind head, dotted border, rev. double cornucopiae, bound with fillet, dotted border, around **ARSINOHS* and to left **FILADELFOU*, (S.7768, Sv.460, cf.Hazzard 1036-7, SNG Cop.134). Well centred, nearly extremely fine/extremely fine and very rare.
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