Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 820

cpe.1_1.820 · 243–242 BC source mint search

Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 820, Mnaieon, Gold, struck at Sidon, 243–242 BC. Obverse: veiled head of arsinoe ii right, with ram's horn, wearing diademed stephane, lotus scepter over far shoulder, 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 27.6 g.

mint	Sidon	weight	27.62g (1)
ruler	Ptolemy III Euergetes	diameter	⌀ (0)
denomination	Mnaieon	axis	↕ (0)
material	Gold	technique	—
country	Ptolemaic Egypt	dataset	`PCO`

obverse

Veiled Head of Arsinoe II right, with ram's horn, wearing diademed stephane, lotus scepter over far shoulder, 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 1844

specimens (2)

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