Illustration
Gold octadrachm (mnaieion) with the veiled portrait of Arsinoe II on the obverse; 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 (Alexandria, ca. 253-246 BCE; Rauch auction no. 107, lot 169).
Courtesy of Classical Numismatics Group.
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