Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 888

AuthorityPtolemy IV Philopator MintAlexandria DenominationMnaieon MaterialGold Date -0219 – -0217 CE SourceAmerican Numismatic Society

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Description

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

ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ l. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ r. — 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

Source record

– Unchecked http://numismatics.org/collection/1955.190.31

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