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Octodrachm: Head of Arsinoe II, r. (obverse)

205–145 BC

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

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  • Title: Octodrachm: Head of Arsinoe II, r. (obverse)
  • Date Created: 205–145 BC
  • Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
  • Provenance: Mrs. R. Henry Norweb, Formerly in the collection of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb
  • Type: Coins
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1965.552.a
  • Medium: gold
  • Department: Greek and Roman Art
  • Culture: Greek, Ptolemaic, minted at Alexandreia (Egypt), reign of Ptolemy V Epiphanes or Ptolemy VI Philometor
  • Credit Line: The Norweb Collection
  • Collection: GR - Greek
  • Accession Number: 1965.552.a
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