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Coin ID #1974

Ephesos (BC 290-281) Octobol

ca 288-280 BC. AR Octobol (5.54g). Goneus, magistrate. Veiled head of Arsinoë right / Bow and quiver; monogram and [Γ]ΟΝΕΥΣ to left, bee to upper right. VF. Rare.

Lysimachos made himself master of Ephesos in 295 and shortly thereafter changed the city's name to Arsinoeia in honor of his wife, the daughter of Ptolemy I. After the death of Lysimachos in 280, Arsinoe married her half brother Ptolemy Ceraunus and finally her full brother Ptolemy II. She became the first Ptolemaic ruler to enter the Egyptian temples as "temple-sharing goddess" and was revered by the later Ptolemies.

File information
Filename:610686.jpg
City/Mint name:Ephesos
Rating (11 votes):22222
Keywords:silver / hellenistic
References:Head pg. 44
Valuation:CNG Auc. 61 (9/2002), lot 686 ($850 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:30 KiB
Date added:Jun 19, 2005
Dimensions:500 x 242 pixels
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