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Lot 25. Arsinoe II AV Mnaieion, Paphos

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Unpublished AV Mnaieion
Arsinoe II AV Mnaieion, Paphos

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Bidding closed (Sunday, December 17th, 19:08:20 CET)
Current time: Tuesday, May 14th, 10:51:35 CEST

Price realised: CHF 8'000.00 (4 bids)
Approx. EUR 8'166.04 / USD 8'809.11 / GBP 7'017.58

High bidder: Bidder 4

eAuction #82, Lot 25. Estimate: CHF 7'500.00

Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt. Arsinoe II, wife of Ptolemy II (died 270 BC). AV Mnaieion or Octadrachm (28, 27.74 g), struck under Ptolemy V Epiphanes (204-180). Paphos, dated year 14 (=191 BC).
Obv. Veiled head of Arsinoe II to right, wearing stephane; lotos-tipped scepter in background.
Rev. ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ; Double cornucopiae bound with fillet and with two grape bunches hanging at sides; Π below, LIΔ in right field.
Svoronos -, cf. 1319 (year 13) = JIAN 2 (1899), p. 208, 20 and pl. 10,3.

Very rare and apparently unpublished. With a portrait of elegant style. The obverse about extremely fine, the reverse with some old cleaning scratches and very fine.

From a Swiss Collection formed before World War II.



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