| The Coin Cabinet Ltd. > Kallista Auction 1 | Auction date: 3 October 2024 |
| Lot number: 86 Price realized: 6,500 GBP (Approx. 8,613 USD / 7,804 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: ANCIENT GREECE. PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM. Arsinoe II (wife of Ptolemy II). Gold Mnaieion (Oktadrachm), dated RY 19 = 163/2 BC. Paphos. Obv: diademed and veiled head of the deified Arsinoe II right, wearing stephane. Rev: ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ, double cornucopiae bound with fillet; LIΘ (date) in upper left field, Π below. Good Very Fine; cuts to obv., otherwise an attractive coin, numismatically fascinating and with a beautiful portrait of Arsinoe II in struck particularly high relief. From the Euclidean Collection; ex St. James's Auctions Ltd, Auction 12 (05/11/2009), lot 908 (misattributed). Reference: Seemingly unpublished in the standard references; cf. Roma XIV, lot 293. Rarity: Possibly Unique; seemingly unpublished in the standard references and no other examples on CoinArchives. Die Axis: 12h. Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 27.77 g. Estimate: 8000 GBP |  |
