★ An attractive mnaieion of Ptolemy II ★

PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285-246 BC. Mnaieion or Oktadrachm (Gold, 27 mm, 27.74 g), Alexandria, circa 272-261/0. AΔEΛΦΩN Conjoined busts of Ptolemy II, diademed and draped, and Arsinöe II, diademed and veiled, to right; behind, Galatian shield. Rev. ΘEΩN Conjoined busts of Ptolemy I, diademed and draped, and Berenike, diademed and veiled, to right. CPE 313. SNG Copenhagen 132. Svoronos 603. The obverse struck slightly off center, otherwise, good very fine.

From the Hestia Collection, formed over the past five decades, privately acquired before 2005.