Octadrachm of Ptolemy II
Place made:Alexandria, Egypt, Africa
Culture: Greek
Date: 261/260-240 B.C.
Medium: Gold
Dimensions:
1 1/16 × 1 in. (2.7 × 2.6 cm)
Die Axis: 1
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number: 95.60.3
Inscribed: Obverse: ΑΔΕΛΦΩΝ
Reverse: ΘΕΩΝ
Provenance: Sold by Classical Numismatic Group, Quarryville, to San Antonio Museum of Art, 1995.
Label Text
Obverse: Heads of Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II; ΑΔΕΛΦΩΝ
Reverse: Heads of Ptolemy I and Berenike; ΘΕΩΝ
Reverse: Heads of Ptolemy I and Berenike; ΘΕΩΝ
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