Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy II Philadelphos and Queen Arsinoe II

Greek, Ptolemaic; Egypt

Date

After 270 BCE, issued by King Ptolemy II, reign of Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II, 285–247 BCE

Medium

Gold

Dimensions

Diam.: 2.1 cm (7/8 in.)

Department

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

Credit line

Gift of William F. Dunham