Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 346, Decadrachm, Silver, struck at Alexandria, 253–249 BC. Obverse: veiled head of deified arsinoe ii right, with ram's horn, wearing diademed stephane, lotus scepter over far shoulder, sometimes with serpent coiled around shaft, dotted border. Reverse: double cornucopiae bound with royal diadem, containing pyramidal cakes, pomegranate, and other fruits, a grape cluster hanging from the rim of each horn, dotted border. Weight about g.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | g (0) |
| ruler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | Decadrachm | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Ptolemaic Egypt | dataset |
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obverse
Veiled Head of deified Arsinoe II right, with ram's horn, wearing diademed stephane, lotus scepter over far shoulder, sometimes with serpent coiled around shaft, dotted border
reverse
Double Cornucopiae bound with royal diadem, containing pyramidal cakes, pomegranate, and other fruits, a grape cluster hanging from the rim of each horn, dotted border
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 346 (cpe.1_1.346), 253–249 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-346/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA