Lot 1280
Ptolemaic Egypt. Ptolemy II, 285-246 BC. Gold Oktadrachm (27.7 g). Diademed and veiled head of Arsinoe II right, lotus blossom atop head; Θ or O in left field. Reverse Filleted double-cornucopiae; regnal inscription around. BMC p. 43, 9 (with Θ); SNG Cop 134 var. Attractive earlier style portrait, with residual luster. Near Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000.
Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, coin no. 92.
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