Detail View: The AMICA Library: Octadrachm of Ptolemy II with head of deified Arsinoe

AMICA ID: 
BMFA.04.1191
AMICA Library Year: 
1998
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name: 
Unknown
Creator Name-CRT: 
Artist not recorded
Title: 
Octadrachm of Ptolemy II with head of deified Arsinoe
View: 
View not recorded
Creation Date: 
259 B.C.
Creation Start Date: 
-259
Creation End Date: 
-259
Materials and Techniques: 
Gold
Style or Period: 
Hellenistic Period
Creation Place: 
Egypt (Kingdom)
Dimensions: 
Diameter: 28 mm. weight: 27.79 gm.
AMICA Contributor: 
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Owner Location: 
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
ID Number: 
04.1191
Credit Line: 
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Rights: 
Context: 
Mint: Egypt (Kingdom)
Context - Place: 
Egypt (Kingdom)
Related Image Identifier Link: 
BMFA.51-27.tif