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| Hess-Divo AG > Auction 344 | Auction date: 17 June 2026 |
| Lot number: 74 Price realized: 20,000 CHF (Approx. 25,214 USD / 21,755 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: GREEK COINS PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM OF EGYPT. PTOLEMY II PHILADELPHUS, king 285-246 BC. Mnaieion (octadrachm), gold, Alexandria, about 272. AV 27.70 g. AΔEΛΦΩN Jugate, diademed busts r. of Ptolemy II, wearing chlamys, and of Arsinoe II, veiled; low in field l., Galatian shield. Rev. ΘEΩN Jugate, diademed busts r. of Ptolemy I, wearing himation, and of Berenice I, veiled. Lorber, CPE I, 320, 313; Svoronos, Pt. 89, 603; SNG Cop. 132. Scarce Extremely fine Provenance: Swiss Collection started in the 1970's Estimate: 10000 CHF |  |
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| Hess-Divo AG > Auction 344 | Auction date: 17 June 2026 |
| Lot number: 75 Price realized: 26,000 CHF (Approx. 32,779 USD / 28,281 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: GREEK COINS PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM OF EGYPT. PTOLEMY III EUERGETES, king 246-222 BC. Mnaieion (octadrachm), gold, posthumous, struck by his son Ptolemy IV Philopat or, Alexandria, about 219-217. AV 27.80 g. Bust of the deified king r., wearing aegis and radiate crown, trident over l. shoulder. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ - ΠTOΛEMAIOY Cornucopiae bound with radiate royal diadem, looped above the top of the horn; below, ΔI. Lorber, CPE I, 432, 888; SNG Cop. 196; Svoronos, Pt. 178, 1117. Rare. High relief. Good extremely fine Provenance: From an old Swiss collection started in the 19th century Estimate: 7500 CHF |  |
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| Hess-Divo AG > Auction 344 | Auction date: 17 June 2026 |
| Lot number: 73 Price realized: 30,000 CHF (Approx. 37,821 USD / 32,632 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: GREEK COINS PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM OF EGYPT. PTOLEMY I SOTER, king 305-283 BC. Stater, gold, Alexandria, about 295-290. AV 7.11 g. Diademed bust r., wearing aegis. Rev. ΠTOΛEMAIOY / BAΣIΛEΩΣ Alexander the Great, driving elephant quadriga l., holding the reins with his l. hand, thunderbolt in his r. hand; in exergue, monogram XA. Lorber, CPE I, 271, 91; Svoronos, Pt. 20, 111. Very rare. Some very light scratches, rev. slightly offcentre. Extremely fine Provenance: Auction Numismatica Genevensis NGSA, Geneva 8 (2014), 62 Estimate: 25000 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Auction 21 | Auction date: 30 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 252 Price realized: 16,000 CHF (Approx. 20,385 USD / 17,502 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285-246 BC. Mnaieion or Oktadrachm (Gold, 26 mm, 27.77 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; in field to left, Galatian shield. Rev. ΘEΩN Conjoined busts of Ptolemy I, diademed and draped, and Berenike, diademed and veiled, to right. CPE 313. SNG Copenhagen 132. Svoronos 603. Boldly struck and with an exceptional pedigree. Small scratches on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine. From the collection of Dr. August Rohdewald (1929-2026), ex Hess-Leu 49, 27-28 April 1971, 294 (with original auction flip), Ars Classica XVII, 3 October 1934, 630 and Naville & Ars Classica XII, 18-23 October 1926, 2597, and from the collection of the landscape painter and etcher Baron Johann Friedrich Emanuel von Schennis (1852-1918), Hirsch XXXIII, 17 November 1913, 951 (described as 'Prachtexemplar. F.D.C. u. selten', sold for 410 Swiss Francs). This lot can be shipped to a US address. Estimate: 10000 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Auction 24 | Auction date: 3 November 2026 |
| Lot number: 1170 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. Quarter Mnaieion or Didrachm (Gold, 17 mm, 6.90 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 315. Olivier & Lorber - (A1/R4, unlisted die combination). SNG Copenhagen -. Svoronos 605. Extremely rare in this unsual denomination. Minor marks and light scratches, otherwise, good very fine. In the later 270s BC, Ptolemy II introduced a new gold standard centred on the mnaieion, a coin worth 100 silver drachms, with fractions of one-half (50 drachms), one-quarter (25 drachms), and one-eighth (12½ drachms). While the mnaieion and especially its half, the pentekontadrachmon, were struck in considerable numbers, the two smaller denominations were issued on a remarkably limited scale. The present quarter mnaieion, weighing 6.90 g and conventionally termed a gold didrachm, is one of the great rarities of the series: CPE records the entire denomination from only two obverse dies. Its exceptional rarity stands in striking contrast to the abundant larger gold pieces and suggests that the quarter mnaieion fulfilled only a very restricted role within the Ptolemaic monetary system. This lot cannot be shipped to a US address. Estimate: 5000 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Auction 21 | Auction date: 30 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 251 Price realized: 8,000 CHF (Approx. 10,192 USD / 8,751 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| 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. Ex Leu 15, 1 June 2024, 158 and previously from a European collection, formed before 2005. This lot cannot be shipped to a US address. Estimate: 3500 CHF |  |
