Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B205, Diobol, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 266–261 BC. Obverse: laureate head of zeus right, dotted border. Reverse: eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border. Weight about 20.3 g, diameter 30.0 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 20.33g (1) |
| ruler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus | diameter | ⌀30.0 (1) |
| denomination | Diobol | axis | 1↕ (1) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Ptolemaic Egypt | dataset |
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obverse
Laureate Head of Zeus right, dotted border
reverse
Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border
specimens (1)
KENOM — Muenster
20.33g
⌀30.0
1↕
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B205 (cpe.1_2.B205), 266–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b205/ (accessed: 2026-09-16). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA