PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285-246 BC), with Arsinoe II, Ptolemy I, and Berenice I. AV pentekontadrachmon (50 drachm) or tetradrachm (half-mnaieion) (21mm, 13.84 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5, graffito. Alexandria, before August 272 BC. AΔEΛΦΩN, jugate busts right of Ptolemy II, diademed and draped, and Arsinoe II, diademed and veiled; Gallic shield behind, dotted border / ΘEΩN, jugate busts right of Ptolemy I, diademed and draped, and Berenice, diademed and veiled; dotted border. CPE 314. Svoronos 604. Four attractive portraits on well-executed flan with satiny surfaces.
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Price realized | 4'600 USD |
Starting price | 1'500 USD |
Estimate | 3'000 USD |