Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B226, Obol, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 266–261 BC. Obverse: horned head of deified alexander right in elephant headdress, dotted border. Reverse: eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border. Weight about 10.3 g, diameter 22.6 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 10.27g (5) |
| ruler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus | diameter | ⌀22.6 (5) |
| denomination | Obol | axis | 12↕ (5) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Ptolemaic Egypt | dataset |
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obverse
Horned Head of deified Alexander right in elephant Headdress, dotted border
reverse
Eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border
specimens (11)
CEALEX
7.38g
⌀22.0
12↕
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
NNC (DNB)
8.92g
⌀21.0
12↕
NNC (DNB)
12.64g
⌀24.0
12↕
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
NNC (DNB)
10.85g
⌀24.0
12↕
NNC (DNB)
11.55g
⌀22.0
12↕
BnF (HRC)
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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B226 (cpe.1_2.B226), 266–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b226/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA