Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B227a, Tritartemorion, 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 7.6 g, diameter 22.0 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 7.56g (2) |
| ruler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus | diameter | ⌀22.0 (2) |
| denomination | Tritartemorion | axis | 12↕ (2) |
| 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 (2)
KENOM — Muenster
8.64g
⌀22.0
12↕
KENOM — Muenster
6.47g
⌀22.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B227a (cpe.1_2.B227a), 266–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b227a/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA