Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 905, Mnaieon, Gold, struck at Uncertain 37 pco, 217–217 BC. Obverse: bust of ptolemy iii right, crowned with radiate diadem and wearing aegis like a chlamys, ornate trident over far shoulder, middle prong ornamented with lotus bud, dotted border. Reverse: cornucopiae bound with radiate royal diadem, looped so that the rays appear above the top of the horn which contains grain ear, pyramidal cake, and pomegranate, grape cluster hanging from left side of rim, dotted border. Weight about g.
| mint | Uncertain 37 pco | weight | g (0) |
| ruler | Ptolemy IV Philopator | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | Mnaieon | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Gold | technique | — |
| country | Ptolemaic Egypt | dataset |
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obverse
Bust of Ptolemy III right, crowned with radiate diadem and wearing aegis like a chlamys, ornate trident over far shoulder, middle prong ornamented with lotus bud, dotted border
reverse
Cornucopiae bound with radiate royal diadem, looped so that the rays appear above the top of the horn which contains grain ear, pyramidal cake, and pomegranate, grape cluster hanging from left side of rim, dotted border
controlmarks
Monogram 1584
Monogram 1766
Monogram 1584
Monogram 1766
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 905 (cpe.1_1.905), 217–217 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-905/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA