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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: 29 mm. Weight: 27.70 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number34.1402
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2285.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Arsinoe II to right, veiled and wearing crown.
Ram's horn beneath her ear. Behind her head the tip of her sceptre is visible.
Greek inscription in field at left.
All within beaded border.
Reverse: Double cornucopiae filled with fruits and bound with fillets.
Greek inscription around.
Ram's horn beneath her ear. Behind her head the tip of her sceptre is visible.
Greek inscription in field at left.
All within beaded border.
Reverse: Double cornucopiae filled with fruits and bound with fillets.
Greek inscription around.
ProvenanceBy 1934: with Ars Classica S.A. (Naville & Cie), 31 Quai du Mont-Blanc, Geneva, Switzerland (auction 17 [collections of Sir Arthur J. Evans, et al.], Hôtel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, Switzerland, October 3ff., 1934, lot 641); purchased at Ars Classica auction 17 by Spink & Son Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King St., St. James's, London, S.W. 1, England; sold by Spink & Son, Ltd. to a U.S. Private Collector, October 12, 1934; anonymous gift to MFA, December 6, 1934