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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 805

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 805, Eighth mnaieion, Gold, struck at Uncertain 32 pco, 246–222 BC. Obverse: diademed bust of ptolemy iii right, wearing chlamys, dotted border. Reverse: cornucopiae bound with royal diadem, containing pomegranate, pyramidal cake, round fruit, and grain ear on left, grape clusters hanging from rim on both sides, dotted border. Weight about 3.1 g, diameter 14.0 mm.
mint Uncertain 32 pco weight 3.08g (1)
ruler Ptolemy III Euergetes diameter ⌀14.0 (1)
denomination Eighth mnaieion axis (0)
material Gold technique
country Ptolemaic Egypt dataset PCO — Ptolemaic Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Diademed bust of Ptolemy III right, wearing chlamys, dotted border

reverse

Cornucopiae bound with royal diadem, containing pomegranate, pyramidal cake, round fruit, and grain ear on left, grape clusters hanging from rim on both sides, dotted border

specimens (1)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 3.08g ⌀14.0

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 805 (cpe.1_1.805), 246–222 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-805/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA