Octodrachm: Double Cornucopia (reverse)

205–145 BC

Maker Unknown

Greek and Roman Art

Octodrachm: Double Cornucopia (reverse), 205–145 BC. Greek, Ptolemaic, minted at Alexandreia (Egypt), reign of Ptolemy V Epiphanes or Ptolemy VI Philometor. Gold; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1965.552.b

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Coins
Formatted Medium: gold
Medium: gold
Dimensions: Diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ | ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ Translation: Of father-loving Arsinoe
Departments: Greek and Roman Art
Accession Number: 1965.552.b
Credit Line: The Norweb Collection
Exhibitions: CMA, 10 September-16 October 1966, Golden Anniversary; Acquisitions, cat.: CMA Bulletin 53, no. 7 (September 1966), no. 6, illus. p. 186
Rights Statement: CC0