A rare and attractive half Mnaieion of Ptolemy II
Lot 117
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, 14.00 g, 12 h), Alexandria, circa 272-261/0. AΔEΛΦΩN Conjoined busts of Ptolemy II, diademed and draped, and Arsinöe II, diademed and veiled, to right; behind, A above shield; to lower right, double cornucopiae. Rev. ΘEΩN Conjoined busts of Ptolemy I, diademed and draped, and Berenike, diademed and veiled, to right. CPE 308. J. Olivier & C. Lorber: Three Gold Coinages of Third-Century Ptolemaic Egypt, in: RBN 159 (2013), 386-389 (A51/R123). SNG Copenhagen -. Svoronos 614. Rare. A lustrous and very attractive coin with four excellent portraits. Minor die rust, otherwise, good extremely fine.

From a European collection, formed before 2005.
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5000 CHF
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4000 CHF
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10000 CHF
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