Heritage World Coin Auctions > Dallas Signature Sale 3119Auction date: 1 November 2024
Lot number: 30009

Price realized: 21,000 USD   (Approx. 19,345 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Ancients
PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AV mnaieion or octodrachm (26mm, 27.76 gm, 12). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style. Posthumous issue of Alexandria, under Ptolemy II, ca. 253/2 BC. Veiled head of deified Arsinöe II right, wearing diademed stephane and horn of Ammon, scepter surmounted by lotus over left shoulder; Θ in left field, dotted border / APΣINOHΣ-ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, double cornucopia bound with fillet, containing pyramidal cakes, pomegranates, and other fruits, grape cluster hanging from the rim of each horn; dotted border. CPE 388. Svoronos 460. Buttery surfaces with delightful realism in the Fine Style portraiture.

From the Lattimer Collection.

In 279 BC, Ptolemy II married his sister, the beautiful and ambitious Arsinöe II, in the manner of the old Egyptian pharaohs. The sibling marriage scandalized Greek society, which gave Arsinöe the nickname Philadelphus, or "brother-lover." Arsinöe embraced the term, making it part of her royal title, and she proudly placed it on her coinage. Arsinöe's regal profile, veiled and crowned with a jeweled coronet, graces the obverse of most Ptolemaic gold octodrachms. The double-cornucopia on the reverse symbolized both Egypt's abundance and the joint rule of Ptolemy and Arsinöe. Gold coins bearing Arsinöe's portrait continued to be struck for centuries after her death in ca. 270/68 BC.

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Estimate: 15000-25000 USD

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Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3121Auction date: 13 January 2025
Lot number: 33029

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


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PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AV mnaieion or octodrachm (26mm, 27.76 gm, 12h). NGC XF 5/5 - 3/5. Posthumous issue, Paphos, under Ptolemy V, dated Year 12 (193/2 BC). Veiled head of deified Arsinöe II right, wearing diademed stephane and horn of Ammon, scepter surmounted by lotus over left shoulder; dotted border / APΣINOHΣ-ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, double cornucopia bound with fillet, containing pyramidal cakes, pomegranates and other fruits, grape cluster hanging from the rim of each horn; L IB (date) in right field, Π between cornucopia and fillet, dotted border. Apparently unpublished. Cf. DCA 38 var. (Ptolemy VI, different dates). Svoronos -, cf. 1319 and pl. XLIV, 16 for Year 13. Shimmering luster on a pleasant amber yellow flan.

Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3094 (19 August 2021), lot 33033; Nomos, obolos 11 (8 December 2018), lot 382; Christie's (October 1984), lot 305. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

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Estimate: 15000-20000 USD

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Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3121Auction date: 13 January 2025
Lot number: 33031

Price realized: 25,000 USD   (Approx. 24,390 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Ancients
PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AV mnaieion or octodrachm (26mm, 27.70 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 2/5, scratches, edge bend. Posthumous issue, Paphos, under Ptolemy VI, dated Year 34 (148/7 BC). Veiled head of deified Arsinöe II right, wearing diademed stephane and horn of Ammon, scepter surmounted by lotus over left shoulder; dotted border / APΣINOHΣ-ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, double cornucopia bound with fillet, containing pyramidal cakes, pomegranates and other fruits, grape cluster hanging from the rim of each horn; L ΛΔ (date) in left field, ΠA above dove standing right, head reverted, in right field, dotted border. Svoronos -. Extremely rare - one other example in sales archives. Missing in Svoronos, despite years 19-36 all known, except year 34. Lustrous specimen with a high degree of relief, showcasing the talents of the engraver in the drapery and design of the cornucopia.

Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3097 (10 January 2022), lot 30035. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

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Estimate: 25000-35000 USD

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Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3121Auction date: 13 January 2025
Lot number: 33030

Price realized: 15,000 USD   (Approx. 14,634 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Ancients
PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AV mnaieion or octodrachm (28mm, 27.65 gm, 12h). NGC XF 5/5 - 1/5, scratches. Posthumous issue, Paphos, under Ptolemy VI, dated Year 30 (152/1 BC). Veiled head of deified Arsinöe II right, wearing diademed stephane and horn of Ammon, scepter surmounted by lotus over far shoulder; dotted border / APΣINOHΣ-ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, double cornucopia bound with fillet, containing pyramidal cakes, pomegranates and other fruits, grape cluster hanging from the rim of each horn; L Λ (date) in left field, ΠA above dove standing right, head reverted, in right field, dotted border. Svoronos 1442 and pl. XLIX, 16. Extremely rare - no other examples in sales archives. Only one specimen known to Svoronos. Flashy luster on delicately engraved devices.

Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3094 (19 August 2021), lot 33034. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

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Estimate: 15000-20000 USD

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Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3121Auction date: 13 January 2025
Lot number: 33020

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


Ancients
PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AV mnaieion or octodrachm (26mm, 27.76 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5, marks. Posthumous issue, Alexandria, under Ptolemy II, 255/4 BC. Veiled head of deified Arsinöe II right, wearing diademed stephane and horn of Ammon, scepter surmounted by lotus over left shoulder; Ɪ in left field, dotted border / APΣINOHΣ-ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, double cornucopia bound with fillet, containing pyramidal cakes, pomegranates and other fruits, grape cluster hanging from the rim of each horn; dotted border. CPE 385. Svoronos 454. Extremely rare - no examples in sales archives and only one example (Glasgow) noted in Svoronos. A bright specimen with careful attention to the portrait and devices.

Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 232049 (2 December 2020), lot 61091. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

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Estimate: 20000-40000 USD

Match 5:
Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3121Auction date: 13 January 2025
Lot number: 33027

Price realized: 25,000 USD   (Approx. 24,390 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Ancients
PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AV mnaieion or octodrachm (27mm, 27.72 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Posthumous issue, Alexandria, under Ptolemy V, ca. 204-180 BC. Veiled head of deified Arsinöe II right, wearing diademed stephane and horn of Ammon, scepter surmounted by lotus over far shoulder; A in left field, dotted border / APΣINOHΣ-ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, double cornucopia bound with fillet, containing pyramidal cakes, pomegranates and other fruits, grape cluster hanging from the rim of each horn; dotted border. Svoronos 1164 (Ptolemy IV, 211 BC). Extremely rare - the only example in sales archives. Well-centered specimen with subtle autumnal toning.

Ex Penn Collection (Heritage Auctions, Auction 3089, 21 January 2021), lot 31043; Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 43 (24 September 1997), lot 891. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

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Estimate: 25000-35000 USD