Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 493

cpe.1_1.493 · 261–252 BC source mint search
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 493, Mnaieon, Gold, struck at Paphus, 261–252 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 Paphus weight g (0)
ruler Ptolemy II Philadelphus diameter (0)
denomination Mnaieon axis (0)
material Gold technique
country Ptolemaic Egypt dataset PCO
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

controlmarks
Monogram 3524 Monogram 3524