Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 319, Mnaieon, Gold, struck at Alexandria, 282–272 BC. Obverse: jugate busts right of ptolemy i and berenice i, the former diademed and wearing himation, the latter diademed and veiled, dotted border. Reverse: jugate busts right of ptolemy ii and arsinoe ii, the former diademed and wearing chlamys, the latter diademed and veiled, galatian shield with thunderbolt device behind ptolemy's head, dotted border. Weight about 27.7 g, diameter 27.0 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 27.66g (2) |
| ruler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus | diameter | ⌀27.0 (1) |
| denomination | Mnaieon | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Gold | technique | — |
| country | Ptolemaic Egypt | dataset |
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obverse
Jugate busts right of Ptolemy I and Berenice I, the former diademed and wearing himation, the latter diademed and veiled, dotted border
reverse
Jugate busts right of Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II, the former diademed and wearing chlamys, the latter diademed and veiled, Galatian shield with thunderbolt device behind Ptolemy's Head, dotted border
specimens (4)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
27.70g
⌀27.0
British Museum
27.61g
British Museum (Svoronos)
BnF (HRC)
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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 319 (cpe.1_1.319), 282–272 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-319/ (accessed: 2026-09-16). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA