Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 339. Estimate $4000. Closing Date: Monday, 7 January 2008. Sold For $4750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos, with Arsinöe II, Ptolemy I, and Berenike I. 285-246 BC. AV Tetradrachm (13.83 g, 1h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 265-246 BC. Conjoined busts of Ptolemy II and Arsinöe II right; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Arsinöe is diademed and veiled;
ADELFWN above, Gallic shield behind / Conjoined busts of Ptolemy I and Berenike I; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Berenike is diademed and veiled;
QEWN above. Svoronos 604; SNG Copenhagen 133; Boston MFA 2275; Dewing 2753-4. Good VF, edge marks.