PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos, with Arsinöe II, Ptolemy I, and Berenike I, 285-246 BC. Mnaeion or Oktadrachm (Gold, 28 mm, 27.80 g, 1 h), Alexandria, after 265. ΑΔΕΛΦΩΝ Diademed jugate busts of Ptolemy II, draped, and Arsinoe II, veiled, to right; behind, Gallic shield. Rev. ΘΕΩΝ Diademed jugate busts of Ptolemy I, draped, and Berenike I, veiled, to right. SNG Copenhagen 132. Svoronos 603. A splendid example, well struck in high relief and with four superb portraits. Extremely fine.


This is an unusually fine example of the famous dynastic Ptolemaic Mnaeion or Oktadrachm. The obverse shows Ptolemy II with his sister-wife Arsinöe II, whereas the reverse bears the portraits of their parents, Ptolemy I and Berenike I.