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Octodrachm: Head of Arsinoe II, r. (obverse)

205–145 BCE

Greek, Ptolemaic, minted at Alexandreia , reign of Ptolemy V Epiphanes or Ptolemy VI Philometor

(Egypt)
gold
Diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
The Norweb Collection 1965.552.a
Location: Not on view
  • Mrs. R. Henry Norweb
    Formerly in the collection of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb
  • Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999. Reproduced: p.459; Mentioned: p. 459-60, cat. no. 354
  • CMA, 10 September-16 October 1966, Golden Anniversary; Acquisitions, cat.: CMA Bulletin 53, no. 7 (September 1966), no. 6, illus. p. 186
  • {{cite web|title=Octodrachm: Head of Arsinoe II, r. (obverse)|url=false|author=|year=205–145 BCE|access-date=24 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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