Ionia, Ephesos (as Arsinoeia); Arsinoe/stag
125,00 €
Description
Ionia, Ephesos (as Arsinoeia). Ca. 290 – 281 BC, Apolon (?), magistrate. Veiled bust of Arsinoe II right / ΑΡ-ΣΙ; forepart of stag kneeling right, head turned left, …ΠΟΛΩ… to right, astragalos to left.
Obv: Veiled and draped bust of Arsinoë right.
Rev: ΑΡΣI / KPATEPOΣ.
Stag kneeling righ, head left; astragalos above.
BMC 73f. (different magistrates)
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE13 |
| Weight [g]: | 1,90 |
| Grade: | aVF/VF |
| Attribution: | BMC 74 |
| Commentary: | rare; dark olive grey patina with some deposits, minor scratches, small punch (?) on the obverse |
Historical Context
Arsinoe II became the first Ptolemaic ruler to enter the Egyptian temples as "temple-sharing goddess" and was revered by the later Ptolemies.
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