Advanced Search 
View: Obverse
Oktadrachm of Kingdom of Egypt with head of Arsinoe II, struck under Ptolemy VIII
Greek
Hellenistic Period
134 B.C. (?)
Mint: Egypt (Kingdom), Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 27.80 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number34.1403
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2298.
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.