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

Dimensions

Diam.: 2.9 cm (1 3/16 in.)

Department

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

Credit line

Gift of Martin A. Ryerson