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Silver Coin (Decadrachm) Issued by
Ptolemy III in the Name of Arsinoe II
Philadelphus
Egypt, 240 B.C.
Obverse: Head of deified Arsinoe with ram's horn
of Ammon. To left, HH "year 31"
Reverse: Double cornucopia. Inscription: "Arsinoe
(wife)
of Philadelphus"
Dia. 3.5 cm (1 7/16")
Burton Y. Berry Collection, 82.66.84
On this large commemorative coin minted by Ptolemy III, his mother, Arsinoe
II, wears both royal insignia (diadem, veil, and lotus-tipped scepter)
and divine attributes (the horn of Ammon around her ear). The double cornucopia,
or horn of plenty, on the reverse of the coin symbolizes the wealth of
the kingdom.
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