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G
ORGEOUS
A
RSINÖE
II, G
OLD
M
NAIEION
(O
CTODRACHM
)
Enlargement
1929
Ptolemaic Kingdom. Arsinöe II, wife of Ptolemy II. Gold Mnaieion (27.79 g), died 270/68 BC
.
Alexandria, under Ptolemy VI-VIII,
ca. 180-116 BC
Diademed and veiled head of Arsinöe II right; above, tip of a lotus scepter; behind, K.
Reverse:
ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ
,
double cornucopiae bound with fillet. Svoronos 1242, 1374, and 1498-9; Troxell p. 67, 8; SNG Copenhagen 321-2. A beautiful, lustrous exam-
ple struck in high relief.
NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.
Arsinöe II, the wife of Ptolemy II, died ca. 270-268 BC, and upond her death was deified. These large gold coins, mnaieions or octadrachms,
continued to be struck in her name over the course of the next 150 years or so.
Estimated Value ................................................................................................................................................................... $10,000-UP
I
MPRESSIVE
G
OLD
O
CTADRACHM OF
A
RSINÖE
II
1930
Ptolemaic Kingdom. Arsinöe II, wife of Ptolemy II. Gold Mnaieion (27.36 g), died 270/68 BC
.
Alexandria, under Ptolemy VI-VIII,
ca. 180-116 BC
. Diademed and veiled head of Arsinöe II right; above, tip of a lotus scepter; behind, K.
Reverse:
ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ
,
double cornucopiae bound with fillet. Svoronos 1242, 1374, and 1498-9; Troxell p. 67, 8; SNG Copenhagen 321-2. Mount marks on the rims.
Extremely Fine
.
Arsinöe II, the wife of Ptolemy II, died ca. 270-268 BC, and was deified upon her death. These large gold coins, mnaieions or octadrachms,
continued to be struck in her name over the course of the next 150 years or so.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................. $9,000 - 10,000
D
ESIRABLE
G
OLD
O
CTADRACHM OF
A
RSINÖE
II
1931
Ptolemaic Kingdom. Arsinöe II, wife of Ptolemy II. Died 270 BC. Gold Octadrachm (28.76g)
.
Struck at Alexandria, under Ptolemy
VI-VIII, ca. 170-116 BC.
Diademed and veiled head of Arsinöe II facing right; above, tip of a lotus scepter; behind, K.
Reverse:
Double cor-
nucopiae bound with fillet. Svoronos 1498-9; Troxell p. 67, 8. SNG Copenhagen 321-2. Scratches, marks and edge bruises.
Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $5,000 - 6,000