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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 739

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 739, Drachma, Gold, struck at Alexandria, 246–222 BC. Obverse: diademed and veiled bust of berenice ii right, wearing necklace, dotted border. Reverse: cornucopiae containing grain ear, pyramidal cake, and pomegranate, grape cluster hanging from left side of rim, the horn bound with royal diadem, its ends hanging straight, dotted border. Weight about g.
mint Alexandria weight g (0)
ruler Ptolemy III Euergetes diameter (0)
denomination Drachma axis (0)
material Gold technique
country Ptolemaic Egypt dataset PCO — Ptolemaic Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Diademed and veiled bust of Berenice II right, wearing necklace, dotted border

reverse

Cornucopiae containing grain ear, pyramidal cake, and pomegranate, grape cluster hanging from left side of rim, the horn bound with royal diadem, its ends hanging straight, dotted border

specimens (1)
BnF (HRC)

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 739 (cpe.1_1.739), 246–222 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-739/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA