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Mnaieon (oktadrachm) of Kingdom of Egypt with head of Arsinoe II, struck under Ptolemy II
Greek
Hellenistic Period
249–245 B.C.
Mint: Egypt (Kingdom), Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 27.79 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1191
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2269.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Arsinoe to right with ram's horn, fillet and stephane in hair, and veil over back of head. Over head is top of sceptre (?).
In left field, M.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Double cornucopia with fruit, a bunch of grapes on each side and fillets with fringed ends.
Inscription in Greek around.
Beaded border.
In left field, M.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Double cornucopia with fruit, a bunch of grapes on each side and fillets with fringed ends.
Inscription in Greek around.
Beaded border.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, September, 1904
Regling did not list as Greenwell.
Regling did not list as Greenwell.