Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B178, 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 15.0 g, diameter 28.3 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 14.98g (3) |
| ruler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus | diameter | ⌀28.3 (3) |
| denomination | Diobol | axis | 12↕ (3) |
| 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
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B178 (cpe.1_2.B178), 275–274 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b178/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA