Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 311, Pentekontedrachm, Gold, struck at Alexandria, 282–272 BC. Obverse: jugate busts right of ptolemy ii and arsinoe ii, the former diademed and wearing chlamys, the latter diademed and veiled, galatian shield with thunderbolt device behind ptolemy's head, dotted border . Reverse: jugate busts right of ptolemy i and berenice i, the former diademed and wearing himation, the latter diademed and veiled, dotted border. Weight about 13.9 g.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 13.90g (1) |
| ruler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | Pentekontedrachm | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Gold | technique | — |
| country | Ptolemaic Egypt | dataset |
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obverse
Jugate busts right of Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II, the former diademed and wearing chlamys, the latter diademed and veiled, Galatian shield with thunderbolt device behind Ptolemy's Head, dotted border
reverse
Jugate busts right of Ptolemy I and Berenice I, the former diademed and wearing himation, the latter diademed and veiled, dotted border
specimens (3)
British Museum
13.90g
British Museum (Svoronos)
BnF (HRC)
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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 311 (cpe.1_1.311), 282–272 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-311/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA