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Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt
Arsinoe II wife of Ptolemy II Philadelphus or Arsinoe III wife of Ptolemy IV Philopator Gold Oktadrachm
(struck under Ptolemy VI or VIII, ca. 180-116 B.C.)
Weight: 27.85 grams. Diameter 28.mm. Alexandria in Egypt mint.
Obverse: Diademed and draped bust of the Macedonian queen of Egypt Arsinoe right, with lotus-tipped scepter
over shoulder, 'k' behind her. Reverse: APΣINOHΣ ΦIΛAΔELΦOY, filleted double cornucopia. Beautiful heavy gold
octadrachm with a powerful portrait of the first mortal woman ever to appear on a coinage. Struck on a full large
flan in excessive high relief, excellent example of one of the largest gold coins struck during entire Hellenistic
Period. Extremely rare ancient gold.
SOLD
Arsinoe II wife of Ptolemy II Philadelphus or Arsinoe III wife of Ptolemy IV Philopator Gold Oktadrachm
(struck under Ptolemy VI or VIII, ca. 180-116 B.C.)
Weight: 27.85 grams. Diameter 28.mm. Alexandria in Egypt mint.
Obverse: Diademed and draped bust of the Macedonian queen of Egypt Arsinoe right, with lotus-tipped scepter
over shoulder, 'k' behind her. Reverse: APΣINOHΣ ΦIΛAΔELΦOY, filleted double cornucopia. Beautiful heavy gold
octadrachm with a powerful portrait of the first mortal woman ever to appear on a coinage. Struck on a full large
flan in excessive high relief, excellent example of one of the largest gold coins struck during entire Hellenistic
Period. Extremely rare ancient gold.
SOLD
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