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Octadrachm (Coin) Portraying Queen Arsinoe II
Greek, Ptolemaic; probably minted in Alexandria, Egypt
- Date
- After 270 BCE, issued by King Ptolemy II or III
- Medium
- Gold
- Culture
- Alexandria
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Obverse: Head of Arsinoe II wearing stephane and veiled to right, tip of Ammon horn visible below ear Reverse: Double cornucopia full of fruit, bunch of grapes hangs from each side; tied with fringed fillet Queen Arsinoë II, the daughter of Ptolemy I and the sister-goddess-consort of Ptolemy II, is honored on this coin. Under her veil is revealed the ram horn of the Egyptian god Amun, a mark of pharaonic royalty. This coin was issued posthumously.
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