233, Lot: 257. Estimate $1500. Sold for $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Arsinoe II, wife of Ptolemy II. Died 270 BC. AR Dekadrachm (35mm, 33.53 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy II, 253/2-246 BC. Veiled and diademed head right, wearing stephane; Θ behind / APΣINOHΣ ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, double cornucopia bound with fillet. Svoronos 461; SNG Copenhagen -. VF, lightly toned, some old cleaning scratches and overall porosity.