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Mnaieon (oktadrachm) of Kingdom of Egypt with head of Arsinoe II, struck under Ptolemy II
Greek
Hellenistic Period
252–249 B.C.
Mint: Egypt (Kingdom), Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 27.73 gm.
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession Number03.980
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2268.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Arsinoe II, veiled, with ram's horn beneath her ear. She wears a crown and behind her head is seen the top of her sceptre.
Behind: Greek inscription.
Reverse: Double cornucopiae filled with fruits and bound with taenia.
Around: Greek inscription.
Behind: Greek inscription.
Reverse: Double cornucopiae filled with fruits and bound with taenia.
Around: Greek inscription.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; March 24, 1903: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren