Ancient Gold Coins - Greek
Lot 4681 SESSION 14 (4.30pm Thurs 29 July) Ancient Gold Coins - Greek
Estimate $16,000
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EGYPT, Kingdom of, Ptolemy II, (285-246 B.C.), gold octadrachm or mnaeion, (27.79 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, Troxell Arsinoe transitional to group 3 [p.43 and Pl.6 3 with same obverse die as coin illustrated], SNG Cop.134). Well centred, nearly extremely fine/extremely fine, with some underlying mint bloom, very rare.
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