Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy IV, Philopator, 222205 BC. Gold Oktadrachm (or Mnaieion; 27.78 g). Minted at Alexandria, c. 217 BC. Radiate and diademed bust right of the deified Ptolemy III, wearing aegis and holding ornamented trident over shoulder. Reverse: Radiate, filleted cornucopiae. Svoronos 1117 (pl. xxxvi, 7; same obverse die); de Luynes 3573 (same obverse die); SNG Cop 196. Lustrous.
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