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title: Ptolemy I with Berenice I & Ptolemy II with Arsinoe II
author: British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11738/ptolemy-i-with-berenice-i--ptolemy-ii-with-arsinoe/
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# Ptolemy I with Berenice I & Ptolemy II with Arsinoe II

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## Image File

[![Ptolemy I with Berenice I & Ptolemy II with Arsinoe II](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11738.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11738.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) octodrachm (mnaieion) with the draped and diademed jugate busts of siblings [Ptolemy II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemy_II_Philadelphus/) and [Arsinoe II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Arsinoe_II_Philadelphus/) on the reverse; [Ptolemy I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemy_I/) and [Berenice](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Berenice/) I as their divine parents on the reverse. The legends over the portraits read Adelphōn (“of the siblings”) and Theōn (“of the gods”) respectively ([Alexandria](https://www.worldhistory.org/alexandria/), ca. 275-260 BCE). (British Museum)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, B. (2020, January 20). Ptolemy I with Berenice I & Ptolemy II with Arsinoe II. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11738/ptolemy-i-with-berenice-i--ptolemy-ii-with-arsinoe/>
### Chicago
Museum, British. "Ptolemy I with Berenice I & Ptolemy II with Arsinoe II." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 20, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11738/ptolemy-i-with-berenice-i--ptolemy-ii-with-arsinoe/>.
### MLA
Museum, British. "Ptolemy I with Berenice I & Ptolemy II with Arsinoe II." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Jan 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11738/ptolemy-i-with-berenice-i--ptolemy-ii-with-arsinoe/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?assetId=1058225001&objectId=1272718&partId=1) by **British Museum**. Submitted by [Branko van Oppen](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/bvoppen/ "User Page: Branko van Oppen"), published on 20 January 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.