Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 915, Mnaieon, Gold, struck at Sidon, 217–204 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 two round fruits, two grain ears(?), and pyramidal cake, grape cluster hanging from left side of rim, dotted border. Weight about g.
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 Two round fruits, Two grain ears(?), and pyramidal cake, grape cluster hanging from left side of rim, dotted border
controlmarks
Monogram 1822
Monogram 1822
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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 915 (cpe.1_1.915), 217–204 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-915/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA