Octadrachm (Coin) Portraying Queen Arsinoe II
After 270 BCE, issued by King Ptolemy II or III
Greek, Ptolemaic; probably minted in Alexandria, Egypt
Alexandria
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.
Gold