Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B172, Diobol, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 275–274 BC. Obverse: laureate head of zeus right, dotted border. Reverse: eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border. Weight about 15.7 g, diameter 28.0 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 15.70g (2) |
| ruler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus | diameter | ⌀28.0 (2) |
| denomination | Diobol | axis | 12↕ (2) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Ptolemaic Egypt | dataset |
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obverse
Laureate Head of Zeus right, dotted border
reverse
Eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border
controlmarks
Monogram 1794
Monogram 1794
specimens (3)
BnF (HRC)
KENOM — Koeln Classics
13.36g
⌀28.0
12↕
NNC (DNB)
18.04g
⌀28.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B172 (cpe.1_2.B172), 275–274 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b172/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA