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Decadrachm of Ptolemy III

Decadrachm of Ptolemy III

r. 285-270 BCE

Arsinoe II

Greek

Obv.:Head of Arsinoe II r., with horn of Zeus Ammon, veiled and with stephane, lotus tipped scepter behind; border of dots. Rev.: Double cornucopiae holding fruits and cakes bound with fillet; border of dots.

Silver

Ptolemaic period

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