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Tetradrachm 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: 21 mm. Weight: 13.85 gm.
Credit Line Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.150
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

Catalogue Raisonné Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2275.
DescriptionObverse: Busts jugate right of Ptolemy II Philadelphos, diademed and wearing chlamys, and of Arsinoe II, diademed and veiled.
At left: shield.
Inscription in Greek above their heads.
Reverse: Busts jugate right of Ptolemy the Great, diademed and wearing aegis?, and of Berenike, diademed and veiled.
Inscription in Greek above their heads.