PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AV mnaieion or octodrachm (27mm, 27.77 gm, 12h). NGC MS 5/5 - 2/5, scuff, edge damage. 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 fillet, containing pyramidal cakes, pomegranates and other fruits, grape cluster hanging from the rim of each horn; dotted border. Svoronos 1374. SNG Copenhagen 322. Bold, high-relief dies on bright surfaces. From the James Dines "Original Goldbug" Collection. Ex Bonhams, Auction 22460 (14 September 2015), lot 30; Edward J Waddell, uncertain auction, lot 1 with old auction tag

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