Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B208, Dichalkon, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 266–261 BC. Obverse: horned head of zeus ammon right, wearing taenia with basileion, dotted border. Reverse: eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border. Weight about 4.3 g, diameter 17.0 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 4.27g (3) |
| ruler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus | diameter | ⌀17.0 (3) |
| denomination | Dichalkon | axis | 12↕ (3) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Ptolemaic Egypt | dataset |
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obverse
Horned Head of Zeus Ammon right, wearing taenia with basileion, dotted border
reverse
Eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border
specimens (9)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
KENOM — Koeln Classics
3.83g
⌀17.0
12↕
NNC (DNB)
3.50g
⌀17.0
12↕
NNC (DNB)
5.47g
⌀17.0
12↕
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B208 (cpe.1_2.B208), 266–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b208/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA