Esther 8:15

In royal apparel] not the same as that described in Esther 6:8, but a dress befitting the high office to which he had been appointed. His present magnificence was in striking contrast to his previous distress and humiliation (href='190 4:1'>Est 4:1).

A great crown of gold] i.e. a circlet, indicative of high, though not royal, rank. In the Heb. a different word is used to describe the royal crown worn by the king and queen (Esther 1:11; href='190 2:17'>Est 2:17).