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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 788

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 788, Obol, Silver, struck at Caunus, 246–222 BC. Obverse: head of basileus kaunios right, wearing taenia with lotus bud(?) rising from top. Reverse: cornucopiae oriented to right, bound with royal diadem, dotted border. Weight about g.
mint Caunus weight g (0)
ruler Ptolemy III Euergetes diameter (0)
denomination Obol axis (0)
material Silver technique
country Ptolemaic Egypt dataset PCO — Ptolemaic Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Basileus Kaunios right, wearing taenia with lotus bud(?) rising from top

reverse

Cornucopiae oriented to right, bound with royal diadem, dotted border

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 788 (cpe.1_1.788), 246–222 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-788/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA