Illustration
Gold octadrachm (mnaieion), from Alexandria, c. 253-246 BCE.
The obverse shows the veiled portrait of Arsinoe II; the reverse illustrates a double cornucopia (dikeras), bound with a royal fillet (diadēma) and overflowing with grapes, pomegranate, and pyramidical cakes; the legend names Arsinoe Philadelphus.
Rauch auction no. 107, lot 169. Courtesy of Classical Numismatics Group.
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