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Mnaeion - Arsinoe III
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
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| Year | 202 BC - 195 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Arsinoe III facing right, adorned with a stephane and a single drop earring; a lotus-tipped sceptre rises vertically behind the effigy. The portrait is rendered in the refined Hellenistic court style characteristic of Ptolemaic royal portraiture. The entire design is contained within a border of raised dots. |
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| Reverse description | A single upright cornucopia (horn of plenty) bound with a decorative fillet, with a prominent bunch of grapes pendant from its opening. The royal dedicatory legend ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ, meaning 'of Arsinoe Philopator', is arranged in the field alongside a six-pointed star, identifying the coin as a posthumous issue struck in honour of the deified queen. The design is enclosed within a border of raised dots. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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