EGYPT, Ptolemaic Kings. Ptolemy III. 246-221 BC. AV Oktadrachm (27.65 gm). 
      Year 6 (242/241 BC). Joppa mint. Diademed and veiled head of Arsinöe II 
      right, lotus-tipped sceptre over shoulder / ARSINOHS FILADELFOU, double 
      cornucopiae bound with fillet; C, monogram, Q below. Svoronos -; Troxell, 
      ANSMN 28, pg. 53, 41; SNG Copenhagen -. Good VF, two scuffs on the 
      reverse. Extremely rare issue from Joppa, only the second recorded 
      specimen of this year (see Münzen und Medaillen Auktion 28, lot 539), only 
      a few traceable specimens of other years. ($7000) From the Robert 
      Schonwalter Collection.


Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 1538.
 
 Lot sold for $7000, plus buyers fees.

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