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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B126

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B126, Obol, Bronze, struck at Paphus, 294–282 BC. Obverse: head of aphrodite right, wearing polos ornamented with palmettes. Reverse: eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt. Weight about 8.9 g, diameter 20.0 mm.
obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B126
obverse: Head of Aphrodite right, wearing polos ornamented with palmettes
reverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B126
reverse: Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt
mint Paphus weight 8.94g (1)
ruler Ptolemy I Soter diameter ⌀20.0 (1)
denomination Obol axis 12↕ (1)
material Bronze technique —
country Ptolemaic Egypt dataset PCO — Ptolemaic Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Aphrodite right, wearing polos ornamented with palmettes

reverse

Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt

specimens (3)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
KENOM — Koeln Classics 8.94g ⌀20.0 12↕

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B126 (cpe.1_2.B126), 294–282 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b126/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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