Silver Dekadrachm of Arsinoe II
Date: Ptolemaic Dynasty, 242-222 BCE
Medium: Die-stamped silver
Place of Origin: Egypt
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Gift of Elmer and Dennis Kapp
Object number: 1983.77
Label Text:This coin was struck by Ptolemy III to honor his mother who died 30 years earlier. Her marriage to her own brother, Ptolemy II, united the Greek coast of Asia Minor (Ionia) and Phoenicia with Egypt.
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