From the collection of Baron Emanuel von Schennis, Hirsch XXXIII, 1913, 951
Lot 252
PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285-246 BC. Mnaieion or Oktadrachm (Gold, 26 mm, 27.77 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; in field to left, 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. Boldly struck and with an exceptional pedigree. Small scratches on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine.

From the collection of Dr. August Rohdewald (1929-2026), ex Hess-Leu 49, 27-28 April 1971, 294 (with original auction flip), Ars Classica XVII, 3 October 1934, 630 and Naville & Ars Classica XII, 18-23 October 1926, 2597, and from the collection of the landscape painter and etcher Baron Johann Friedrich Emanuel von Schennis (1852-1918), Hirsch XXXIII, 17 November 1913, 951 (described as 'Prachtexemplar. F.D.C. u. selten', sold for 410 Swiss Francs).
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10000 CHF
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8000 CHF
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Closing time: 30-May-26, 06:00:00 CEST
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