Ptolemy II Mnaieion, Double Cornucopiae reverse
LORBER Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 603 · 252 BC-251 BC · Tyre
Obverse
Reverse
Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Obverse
Veiled Head of deified Arsinoe II right, with ram's horn, wearing diademed stephane, lotus scepter over far shoulder, sometimes with serpent coiled around shaft, dotted border
Reverse
ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ l. ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ r.
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
About This Type
This LORBER Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 603 is a mnaieion of Ptolemy II (252 BC-251 BC), struck at the Tyre mint. The reverse depicts 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. Struck in gold at a standard weight of 27.86g, 26mm diameter.
About the Tyre Mint
Tyre (in modern Lebanon) was a major Phoenician and later Seleucid and Roman provincial mint. Its silver shekels are identified in biblical tradition as the 'thirty pieces of silver.'
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is LORBER Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 603?
- LORBER Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 603 is a Gold Mnaieion of Ptolemy II (252 BC-251 BC) struck at the Tyre mint cataloged under Lorber no. Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 603.
- How do you identify LORBER Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 603?
- The obverse depicts Veiled Head of deified Arsinoe II right, with ram's horn, wearing diademed stephane, lotus scepter over far shoulder, sometimes with serpent coiled around shaft, dotted border. The reverse depicts 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 with the inscription ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ l. ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ r.. Portrait type: diademed.
- What are the physical specifications of LORBER Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 603?
- LORBER Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 603 was struck in Gold, standard weight 27.86g, diameter 26mm, die axis 12 h, struck.
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