Egypt |
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Ptolemy IV, ruled 221-205 BC, portrait of Arsinoe III as Arsinoe II |
AV octadrachm 27.8300 g, 28.2 mm |
Alexandria 221-204 BC |
1. Svoronos, J. N. 1904. Ta Nomismata tou Kratous ton Ptolemaion, Meros Deuteron. Page 179 #1120 and
Plate XXXVI #12. Athens: P. D. Sakellariou 2. MacDonald, George. 1905. Catalogue of Greek Coins in the Hunterian Collection University of Glasglow. Volume III. Page 378 #2 and Plate LXXXII #14. Glasglow: James MacLehose and Sons. |
Obverse |
Head Arsinoe III as Arsinoe II right in diadem, stephane with zigzag pattern, ram's horn of Ammon below ear, veil, lotus tipped sceptre behind head. Border of dots. |
Reverse |
Double cornucopiae filled with fruits, on both sides hang grapes and fillets with fringes. Round incuse. |
ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ ΔΙ |