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Octadrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy III Euergetes

Octadrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy III Euergetes

Greek, Ptolemaic; minted in Egypt
Date
Ptolemaic Period (221–205 BCE), issued by King Ptolemy IV, reign of Ptolemy III Euergetes (247–222 BCE)
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
Diam.: 2.6 cm (1 1/16 in.)
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Credit line
Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
Subjects