Bidspirit auction | PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus

PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (died 270/268 BC). AV octodrachm. AU - Description: PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (died 270/268 BC). AV octodrachm, 29 mm, weight 27,77 g. Posthumous issue of Alexandria under Ptolemy VI-VIII, after 193/2 BC. Obverse: Veiled head of deified Arsinöe II right, wearing diademed stephane and horn of Ammon, lotus-tipped scepter over far shoulder; K in left field. Reverse: ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ-ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ, double cornucopia, grape bunches hanging from sides, bound with fillet. Literature: Svoronos 1498-9. SNG Copenhagen 321-2. Attractive large-format Greek gold are some of the most sought after types of the ancient world. Grade: AU.