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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 879

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 879, Mnaieon, Gold, struck at Joppa, 242–241 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 g.
mint Joppa weight g (0)
ruler Ptolemy III Euergetes diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Mnaieon axis ↕ (0)
material Gold technique —
country Ptolemaic Egypt dataset PCO — Ptolemaic Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
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 1646 Monogram 1646
Monogram 1675 Monogram 1675

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 879 (cpe.1_1.879), 242–241 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-879/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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