Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B224, Tetrobol, 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 41.9 g, diameter 37.5 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 41.86g (2) |
| ruler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus | diameter | ⌀37.5 (2) |
| denomination | Tetrobol | axis | 12↕ (2) |
| 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 (2)
KENOM — Muenster
40.03g
⌀39.0
12↕
KENOM — Koeln Classics
43.68g
⌀36.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B224 (cpe.1_2.B224), 266–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b224/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA