Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B229, Dichalkon, 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 3.6 g, diameter 17.0 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 3.63g (1) |
| ruler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus | diameter | ⌀17.0 (1) |
| denomination | Dichalkon | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| 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)
NNC (DNB)
3.63g
⌀17.0
12↕
BnF (HRC)
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B229 (cpe.1_2.B229), 266–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b229/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA