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Lot 25. Arsinoe II AV Mnaieion, Paphos
Unpublished AV Mnaieion
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Bidding closed
(Sunday, December 17th, 19:08:20 CET)
Current time: Sunday, November 24th, 04:52:47 CET
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CHF 8'000.00 (4 bids)
Approx. EUR 8'593.54 / USD 8'952.75 / GBP 7'145.62
Bid history
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CHF 8'000.00
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Bidder 4 *
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2023-12-17, 15:38:31
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CHF 7'500.00
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Bidder 3 *
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2023-12-15, 07:07:35
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CHF 6'500.00
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Bidder 2 *
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2023-12-03, 14:22:29
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CHF 6'000.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2023-12-03, 14:02:22
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* User names of other bidders are replaced by Bidder 1, 2, and so on.
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Bidder 4
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eAuction #82, Lot 25. Estimate: CHF 7'500.00
Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt. Arsinoe II, wife of Ptolemy II (died 270 BC). AV
Mnaieion or Octadrachm (28, 27.74 g), struck under Ptolemy V Epiphanes (204-180). Paphos, dated year 14 (=191 BC).
Obv. Veiled head of Arsinoe II to right, wearing stephane;
lotos-tipped scepter in background.
Rev. ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ;
Double cornucopiae bound with fillet and with two grape bunches hanging
at sides; Π below, LIΔ in right field.
Svoronos -, cf. 1319 (year 13) = JIAN 2 (1899), p. 208, 20 and pl. 10,3.
Very rare and apparently unpublished. With a portrait of elegant style. The obverse about extremely fine, the reverse with some old cleaning scratches and very fine.
From a Swiss Collection formed before World War II.
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