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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Period of Ptolemy VI and Ptole

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 12,500.00 USD
Ptolemaic Kingdom. Period of Ptolemy VI and Ptole
<Our item number 115721><B>Ptolemaic Kingdom. Period of Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII, Kings of Egypt, 180-116 BC. Gold Octodrachm &#40;27.88 g&#41;, Alexand. Issued in the name of Arsinoê II.</B> Veiled head of Arsinoê right, wearing diadem and stephane, with ram&#39;s horn at ear; at shoulder and behind head, lotus scepter, and in left field, K. <I>Reverse</I>: Double cornucopiae, bound with fillet; in Greek, name of Arsinoê and title. Svoronos 1498-9; SNG Cop. 321-2; SNG Delepierre 3063 &#40;as head of Cleopatra I&#41;; Dewing Coll. 2762. Well centered and struck up, the high relief portrait dignified and elegant for this series. Very lustrous. <B>NGC graded Uncirculated.</B> <BR>Estimated Value &#36;10,000 - 12,500. <BR><BR>Our item number 115721<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/47jpegs/115721.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/47jpegs/115721N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>