EGYPT, Ptolemaic Kings of. Ptolemy VI or Ptolemy VIII. 180-116 BC. AV 
      Oktadrachm (27.87 gm). Diademed and veiled head of Arsinöe II right, 
      lotus-tipped sceptre over shoulder; K behind / ARSINOHS FILADELFOU, double 
      cornucopiae bound with fillet. Svoronos 1499; SNG Copenhagen 322. EF, 
      light reverse die rust. ($5000) Ex The Marian A. Sinton Collection (Triton 
      III, 30 November - 1 December 1999), lot 665. The commemorative coinage of 
      Arsinoe II experienced a resurgence at the Cypriote mints under Ptolemy V. 
      This revival was continued by his successors, who supplemented the 
      Cypriote issues with a large gold coinage, consisting of oktadrachms, 
      tetradrachms and didrachms, from Alexandria.


Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 1543.
 
 Lot sold for $4500, plus buyers fees.

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