Arsinoe II (queen of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedonia, Ptolemaic queen and co-ruler of Egypt, c. 300-c. 270 BC)
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Arsinoë II (316 BC – unknown date between July 270 and 260 BC) was a Ptolemaic Queen and co-regent of Ancient Egypt. She was Queen of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedonia by marriage to King Lysimachus, and queen and co-ruler of Egypt with her brother-husband Ptolemy II Philadelphus.
Die Studies
| Item | Image | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2064 - Alexandria (Ptolemy II), gold, mnaieia (261-245 BCE) | 
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Gold | 92,352 kg |
| Paphos (Ptolemy V), gold, mnaieia (Arsinoe/cornucopiae) (192-185 BCE) | 
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Gold | 1,303,507 kg |
| S 601 - Citium (Ptolemy V), gold, mnaieia (191-188 BCE) | .png)
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Gold | 26,551 kg |
| S 605 - Paphos (Ptolemy VI), gold, mnaieia (180-171 BCE) | 
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Gold | 26,744 kg |
| S 599 - Salamis (Ptolemy VI), gold, mnaieia (180-162 BCE) | .png)
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Gold | 52,385 kg |
| S 603 - Citium (Ptolemy VIII), gold, mnaieia (143-138 BCE) | .png)
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Gold | 26,551 kg |
| S 606 - Paphos (Ptolemy VIII), gold, mnaieia (141-134 BCE) | .png){kind=small}
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Gold | 26,980 kg |
| S 600 - Salamis (Ptolemy VIII), gold, mnaieia (138-134 BCE) | .png){kind=small}
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Gold | 6,482 kg |
Overstriking coins
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Overstruck coins
| Item | Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin |
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| 24828 - Etenna (AE nymph/knife) over Lysimachus (Arsinoe/stag) (Köker 2018, Fig. 3a) | 
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Bronze | 100 BC JL | .png)
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Arsinoe II 
| TypeType of authority. ᵖ | Person |
| Nomisma IDNomisma ID | arsinoe_ii |
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Literature
- Olivier 2012 (6 mentions)
- Sear II (2 mentions)
- Olivier 2012 (1 mentions)
- Troxell 1983 (1 mentions)
- Olivier - Lorber 2013 (1 mentions)
- CPE I (1 mentions)
