739.  Ptolemy  II.  285-246  BC. AR  Tetradrachm  (12.64 gm).  Struck circa
261-252  BC. Diademed  and veiled  head of  Arsinöe II  right, lotus-tipped
sceptre over  shoulder; Æ  behind / Eagle  standing left on  thunderbolt; X
between legs. Troxell, "Arsinoe’s  Non-Era," in ANSMN 28, Group 2, pl. 5, 3
(this coin); Svoronos 435; SNG Copenhagen 139 var. (obverse letter). Toned,
good VF, chipped edge, various surface problems. ($300)


CNG Mail bid sale #58, 18 Sept 2001, lot 739.
 
 Lot sold for $400.


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