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| Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy IV Philopator, c. 221 - 205 B.C. |   | With this beautiful and rare type Ptolemy IV honored his deceased father with the symbols of divinity. He wears the aegis of Zeus, the radiate crown of Helios, and carries the trident of Neptune. |
| 26630. Gold oktodrachm, Svoronos 1117, SNG Cop 196, gVF, weight 27.788 g, maximum diameter 26.9 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, obverse radiate and diademed bust of the deified Ptolemy III; reverse BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOU, radiate cornucopia bound with royal diadem, DI below; high relief obverse, without the die rust typical for the type; rare; SOLD |
| Arsinoe II, wife of Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285 - 246 B.C., Restoration by Ptolemy VI or Ptolemy VIII |  | Following Arsinoe's death in 268 B.C., Ptolemy II minted a massive issue of outstanding gold and silver medallic coins honoring his departed wife. Arsinoe II is portrayed in the guise of Isis. Her worship was widespread during this period and for generations following.
This coin is a "restoration" struck by Ptolemy VI or Ptolemy VIII. A possible exact date could be 145 B.C. on the accession of Ptolemy VIII. |
| 30612. Gold oktodrachm, Svoronos 1498, SNG Cop 321, Choice EF, weight 27.841 g, maximum diameter 29.2 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, c. 180 - 116 B.C.; obverse diademed and veiled head or Arsinoe II as Isis right, K behind; reverse ARSINOHS FILADELFOU, double cornucopia bound with fillet and filled with fruits; huge gold coin!; SOLD |
| Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285 - 246 B.C. |  |
Certificate of Authenticity issued by David R. Sear.
Ptolemy II encouraged education, commerce, industry, immigration and trade resulting in a prosperous growing economy. He was the richest monarch of his age, at his death leaving 18,370,000 kilos of gold to the treasury. |
| 24850. Gold pentadrachm, Svoronos 636 (8 specimens); BMC Ptolemies p. 9, 74 and pl. II, 2 (same obv die, Ptolemy I), Choice aEF, weight 17.823 g, maximum diameter 22.7 mm, die axis 0o, Phoenicia, Tyre mint, c. 270 - 267 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis; reverse PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, date H and club left; superb strike, lustrous, beautiful!; rare; SOLD |
| Arsinoe II, wife of Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285 - 246 B.C. |  | Exceptional quality early octadrachm. Egypt was neutral during the First Punic War. It is likely that the balance of trade favored Egypt. At the same time, Ptolemy II diverted the revenues from the temples of the Egyptian gods, to those of his deifed sister Arsinoe II. Massive gold coins such as this may have been the result of both political trends. |
| 30614. Gold oktodrachm, Svoronos 460, SNG Cop 134, SGCV 7768, EF, some minor marks, weight 27.799 g, maximum diameter 28.0 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, c. 260 B.C.; obverse diademed and veiled head or Arsinoe II right, Q behind; reverse ARSINOHS FILADELFOU, double cornucopia bound with fillet and filled with fruits; huge gold coin!; SOLD |
| Arsinoe II, wife of Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285 - 246 B.C. |  | Certificate of Authenticity issued by David R. Sear.
David Sear notes, "a handsome example of this remarkeable coinage." Following Arsinoe's death in 268 B.C., Ptolemy II minted a massive issue of outstanding gold and silver medallic coins honoring his departed wife.
Arsinoe II is portrayed in the guise of Isis. Her worship was widespread during this period, and for generations following it.
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| 24847. Gold oktodrachm, Svoronos 475; BMC Ptolemies p. 43, 10 and pl. VIII, 4; SGCV 7768, gVF, weight 27.702 g, maximum diameter 28.4 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, c. 253 - 246 B.C.; obverse diademed and veiled head or Arsinoe II right, K behind; reverse ARSINOHS FILADELFOU, double cornucopia bound with fillet; the largest gold coin FORVM has handled - ever; SOLD |
| Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285 - 246 B.C. |  | Certificate of Authenticity issued by David R. Sear.
On the certificate, David Sear conservatively grades this coin, "almost EF, a superb example of this interesting dynastic coinage." |
| 24848. Gold tetradrachm, Svoronos 604; BMC Ptolemies p. 40, 4 - 5; SNG Cop 133; S 7790, superb aEF, weight 13.813 g, maximum diameter 20.0 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 265 - 260 B.C.; obverse ADELFWN, jugate busts of Ptolemy II Philadelphos, diademed and draped, and Arsinoe II, diademed and veiled, shield behind; reverse QEWN, jugate busts of Ptolemy I Soter, diademed and wearing aegis, and Berenike I, diademed and veiled; SOLD |
| Ptolemaic Kingdom, Cleopatra VII & Alexander Helios, c. 38 B.C. |  | Alexander Helios (b. 40 B.C., d. between 29 and 25 B.C.) was the son of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony. Helios (the Sun) had a twin sister, Cleopatra Selene (the Moon). He was made king of Armenia and king of king of Media and Parthia at about age six. After his mother's death, Egypt and his kingdoms were annexed by Rome; Alexander Helios was placed under the guardianship of Octavia and faded from history.
The exact denominations of this type and the other bronze units issued during Cleopatra's reign are unknown. Based on the bronze Egyptian denominations of Augustus used not long after this coin was struck, this coin was a diobol. |
| 16527. Bronze diobol, SGCV II 7957, BMC 2-3, RPC 3091, Vagi 76, aVF, among the finest known, weight 13.127 g, maximum diameter 27.4 mm, die axis 0o, Paphos mint, c. 38 B.C.; obverse diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra VII right, as Aphrodite, holding scepter and infant; reverse KLEOPATRAS BASILISSHS, double cornucopia, joined at the bottom and bound with fillet, KUPR monogram in lower right field; nice brown patina, among the finest known of this rare issue; rare; SOLD |
| Arsinoe II, wife of Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285 - 246 B.C. |  | Following Arsinoe's death in 268 B.C., Ptolemy II minted a massive issue of outstanding gold and silver medallic coins honoring his departed wife.
In an important analysis of this type, Hyla Troxell demonstrates that the many obverse dies of this type are sequentially numbered, A through Omega, AA through double Omega, and AAA through triple gamma, but not annual. There are too many dekadrachm obverse dies for the obverse symbols to be dates. In addition, the style runs parallel with the gold octadrachms, which share dies with the silver tetradrachms. This coin is Svor. 461 from Troxell's Group II. Troxell provides a date range for the type. Since the obverse dies are sequential, it is possible to read into Troxell's dates and assign this coin a date of c. 262 BC.
Arsinoe II is portrayed in the guise of Isis. Her worship was widespread during this period, and for generations following it.
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| 17799. Silver dekadrachm, Svoronos 461, BMC -, VF, weight 33.539 g, maximum diameter 36.1 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, c. 262 B.C.; obverse diademed and veiled head or Arsinoe II right, lotus-tipped sceptre over shoulder, Q behind; reverse ARSINOHS FILADELFOU, double cornucopia bound with fillet; SOLD |
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