★ A wellc entered and attractive half mnaieion of Ptolemy II ★

PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos, with Arsinöe II, Ptolemy I, and Berenike I, 285-246 BC. Half Mnaieion or Tetradrachm (Gold, 20 mm, 13.91 g, 12 h), Alexandria, circa 272-261/0. AΔEΛΦΩN Coinjoined busts of Ptolemy II, diademed and draped, and Arsinöe II, diademed and veiled, to right. Rev. ΘEΩN Coinjoined busts of Ptolemy I, diademed and draped, and Berenike, diademed and veiled, to right. CPE 314. SNG Copenhagen 133. Svoronos 604. A well centered and attractive piece. A few light marks, otherwise, very fine.

From a Swiss collection, formed before 2005.