115, Lot: 164. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1966. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Arsinöe II, wife of Ptolemy II Philadelphos. Died 270 BC. AR Dekadrachm (33mm, 33.23 gm, 12h). Alexandria mint. Struck under Ptolemy II Philadelphos circa 270-261/0 BC. Diademed and veiled head right; A behind / ARSINOHS FILADELFOU, double cornuacopiae bound with fillet. Svoronos 420; Troxell, Arsinöe Group 1; SNG Copenhagen 135 var. (different letter behind). VF, corrosion, edge problems, patches of horn silver, scratches on both sides. An inexpensive Dekadrachm.