PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Arsinoe II Philadelphos. AV Half Mnaïeion. Alexandreia mint. NGC graded Ch AU, 5/5, 2/5, smoothing.

Triton XXVI
Lot: 434. Estimated: $ 20 000

Greek, Gold

Sold For $ 37 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Arsinoe II Philadelphos. Died 270/268 BC. AV Half Mnaïeion – ‘Tetradrachm’ (21.5mm, 14.04 g, 11h). Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy VI–VIII, circa 180-116 BC. Head right with ram’s horn, veiled and wearing stephane; lotus-tipped scepter in background, K to left / APΣINOHΣ ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, double cornucopia, grape bunches hanging at sides, bound with fillet. Svoronos 1500; Olivier 3384 (D14/R21) = SNG Lockett 3446 = Bement 1860 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 40; Boston MFA –; Consul Weber 4511; Hirsch 1829; Gulbenkian 1085; Hunterian p. 391, 5; De Luynes 3599; Noeske –. In NGC encapsulation 5785794-004, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5, smoothing. Two small cuts on obverse, visible in Bement and Lockett catalogs, previously repaired, but not noted on the NGC slab (the smoothed areas they note correspond to the repairs).

Ex Richard Cyril Lockett Collection (Greek Part IV, Glendining, 21 February 1961), lot 2828; Clarence S. Bement Collection (Part II, Naville VII, 23 June 1924), lot 1860, acquired from Sir Hermann Weber (†1918).


The final winners of all Triton XXVI lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 10-11 January 2023.

Triton XXVI – Session Two – Lot 335-673 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 10 January 2023 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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