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Auction: 4026 - Ancient, English and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 17

Kingdom of Egypt, Arsinoe II (wife of Ptolemy II, d. 270 B.C.), AV Oktodrachm, 27.48g., posthumous issue struck under Ptolemy V, c. 205-180 B.C., diademed and veiled head right, lotus sceptre above, K behind, rev. apØinohØ ÖiËaÄeËÖoy, double cornucopiae bound with fillet (Svoronos 1242; BMC 36; SNG Cop 321), heavy mounting marks on edge, a few light surface marks, good very fine to almost extremely fine Estimate £ 1,400-1,600

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