| Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) > Auction 306 | Auction date: 25 September 2024 |
| Lot number: 175 Price realized: 8,000 GBP (Approx. 10,699 USD / 9,577 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: The Hellenistic Kingdoms Greek Coinages, PTOLEMAIC EMPIRE, Arsinoe II (c. 273-68): Dekadrachm, memorial issue struck under Ptolemy II at Alexandria, c. 249-46 Obverse: veiled head of Arsinoe right wearing stephane and ram's horn by ear; lotus sceptre over far shoulder (terminating above head) Reverse: αρσινοησ φιλαδελφου: double cornucopia bound with royal diadem Metal: silver; Macedonian weight standard; 35.61g/12h References: Lorber 368; Weber 8258, same obv. die; Svoronos 961 Condition: Almost extremely fine and grey toned; silver chloride deposit behind head obscuring control mark £2,000-£2,600 --- Provenance: R. Laughlin Collection, Adolph Hess Auction 221, Lucerne, 18 December 1933, lot 132 Bt Seaby, March 1934 |  |
