The Ptolemaic dynasty that governed Egypt after the death of Alexander the Great, despite its Greek origins, imitates Egyptian customs that allowed the deification of rulers after death.
On the obverse, diademed and veiled head of the king’s wife Arsinoe II, deified, surrounded by a beaded rim. On the right, the letter K. On the reverse, a double cornucopia filled with fruit, decorated with flower garlands and two grapevines hanging from the openings, surrounded by a beaded rim. On the left, APΣINOHΣ and on the right, ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, i.e. Arsinoe, (wife) of (Ptolemy) Philadelphus.