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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Arsinoe II (wife of Ptolemy II) AR Dekadrachm. Alexandria, posthumous issue under Ptolemy II, circa 253-249 BC. Veiled head of deified Arsinoe with ram's horn to right, wearing diademed stephane, sceptre surmounted by lotus over left shoulder; KK in left field / Double cornucopiae, grape bunches hanging at sides, bound with fillet; AΡΣINOHΣ ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY around. CPE 352; Svoronos 945 (dated 237 BC under Ptolemy III, 1 example listed) = BMC 25; Troxell, 'Arsinoe's Non-Era' in Museum Notes 28 (1983), p. 44 (7 examples, dated circa 253/2-246 BC). 35.00g, 33mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine; scuff to obverse. Very Rare.
Price realized | 4'600 GBP |
Starting price | 1'500 GBP |
Estimate | 2'500 GBP |