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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B225

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B225, 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 20.1 g, diameter 29.0 mm.
obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B225
reverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B225
mint Alexandria weight 20.09g (2)
ruler Ptolemy II Philadelphus diameter ⌀29.0 (2)
denomination Diobol axis 12↕ (2)
material Bronze technique
country Ptolemaic Egypt dataset PCO — Ptolemaic Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Laureate Head of Zeus r

reverse

Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border

specimens (3)
CEALEX 17.29g ⌀28.0 12↕
KENOM — Koeln Classics 22.88g ⌀30.0 11↕
BnF (HRC)

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B225 (cpe.1_2.B225), 266–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b225/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA