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Mnaieon (oktadrachm) of Kingdom of Egypt with busts of Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II, struck under Ptolemy II
Greek
Hellenistic Period
282–272 B.C.
Mint: Egypt (Kingdom), Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 27.75 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.142
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2274.
DescriptionObverse: Busts jugate right of Ptolemy II Philadelphos, diademed and wearing chlamys, and of Arsinoe II, diademed and veiled.
To left, shield.
Above: inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Busts jugate right of Ptolemy I the Great, diademed and wearing chlamys, and of Berenike I, diademed and veiled.
Above: inscription in Greek.
To left, shield.
Above: inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Busts jugate right of Ptolemy I the Great, diademed and wearing chlamys, and of Berenike I, diademed and veiled.
Above: inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1935: Anonymous Private Collection; Anonymous Gift to MFA, April 4, 1935