One of 7 Known
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos, with Arsinöe II, Ptolemy I, and Berenike I. 285-246 BC. AV Quarter Mnaieion – ‘Didrachm’ (16mm, 6.95 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 272-261/0 BC. Conjoined busts of Ptolemy II and Arsinöe II right; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Arsinöe is diademed and veiled;
ÅdE¬fW@ above, shield to left / Conjoined busts of Ptolemy I and Berenike I; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Berenike is diademed and veiled;
QEW@ above. Svoronos 605; Olivier & Lorber dies 1/1; SNG Copenhagen –; Noeske –; Boston MFA –; Dewing –; Triton III, lot 656 (same dies); Leu 86, lot 456. EF. Well struck. A coin of the greatest rarity, one of only seven known examples.
Ex Chrysos Collection, acquired in Geneva in 1980.
