Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B218, Diobol, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 266–261 BC. Obverse: laureate head of zeus r. Reverse: eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border. Weight about 22.4 g, diameter 29.0 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 22.44g (2) |
| ruler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus | diameter | ⌀29.0 (2) |
| denomination | Diobol | axis | 12↕ (2) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Ptolemaic Egypt | dataset |
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obverse
Laureate Head of Zeus r
reverse
Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border
specimens (2)
NNC (DNB)
23.33g
⌀29.0
12↕
NNC (DNB)
21.55g
⌀29.0
12↕
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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B218 (cpe.1_2.B218), 266–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b218/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA