Octadrachm (Coin) Portraying Queen Arsinoe II
Ancient Greek
-270
- Medium
- Gold
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 2.9 cm (1 3/16 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
goldcoinptolemaicinorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalgreco-roman (egyptian)portraitsstriking (metalworking)ancientmetal
About
Obverse: Head of Arsinoe II wearing stephane and veiled to right, tip of Ammon horn visible below earReverse: 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.
