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Weekly Auction 232049  –  3 - 4 December 2020

Heritage Auctions, Weekly Auction 232049

Ancient and World Coins

Part 1: Th, 03.12.2020, from 3:00 AM CET
Part 2: Fr, 04.12.2020, from 3:00 AM CET
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Description

PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AV mnaieion or octodrachm (27mm, 27.76 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5, marks. Posthumous issue of Alexandria, under Ptolemy II, 255/4 BC. Veiled head of deified Arsinöe II right, wearing diademed stephane and horn of Ammon, scepter surmounted by lotus over left shoulder; Ɪ 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. CPE 385. Svoronos 454. Extremely rare - no examples in sales archives and only one example (Glasgow) noted in Svoronos.

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