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0120- Egypt. Ptolemaic Kings. Ptolemy VI or Ptolemy VII

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:7,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
0120- Egypt. Ptolemaic Kings. Ptolemy VI or Ptolemy VII
<Our item number 119022><B>Egypt. Ptolemaic Kings. Ptolemy VI or Ptolemy VIII, 180-116 BC. Gold Octadrachm, Alexandria mint. Commemorative issue for Arsinoe II &#40;d. 275 BC.&#41;.</B> Veiled head of Arsinoe II right, wearing stephane, ram&#39;s horn at ear, lotus-tipped scepter over shoulder; K in left field. <I>Reverse:</I> Filleted double cornucopiae; name and title around. Svoronos 1498; SNG Cop. 322; Troxell, Arsinoe, p. 67, 8. Very well centered and struck, on nice round flan. With delicate and attractive red toning in areas. The style a bit softer and &#34;fleshier&#34; than the previous coin. <B>ICG graded EF-45.</B> <BR>Estimated Value &#36;7,000-8,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 119022<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/42jpegs/119022.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/42jpegs/119022N2.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/42jpegs/119022N3.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>