Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
Lot number: 369 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot | |
Lot description: PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos, with Arsinöe II, Ptolemy I, and Berenike I. 285-246 BC. AV Half Mnaïeion – 'Tetradrachm' (19.5mm, 13.80 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; AΔEΛΦΩN above, shield to left / Conjoined busts of Ptolemy I and Berenike I; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Berenike is diademed and veiled; ΘEΩN above. CPE 314; Svoronos 604; Olivier & Lorber dies 8/24; SNG Copenhagen 133; Adams III 2084; Boston MFA 2275; Dewing 2753-4; Noeske 38. A few minor marks. Good VF. From the Jeffrey H. Miller Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 16 (16 April 1958), lot 133. Estimate: 4000 USD |
Leu Numismatik AG > Auction 15 | Auction date: 1 June 2024 |
Lot number: 158 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot | |
Lot description: PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos, with Arsinöe II, Ptolemy I, and Berenike I, 285-246 BC. Half Mnaieion or Tetradrachm (Gold, 20 mm, 13.90 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; behind, Galatian shield. Rev. ΘEΩN Conjoined busts of Ptolemy I, diademed and draped, and Berenike, diademed and veiled, to right. CPE 314. Olivier & Lorber dies A7/R17. SNG Copenhagen 133. Svoronos 604. Fresh and lustrous. Light die rust on the obverse, otherwise, good extremely fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Estimate: 3500 CHF |