Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B239

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B239

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B239, Hemiobol, 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 5.0 g, diameter 19.7 mm.

obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B239 — obverse: Horned Head of Zeus Ammon right, wearing taenia with basileion, dotted border

reverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B239 — reverse: Eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border

mint	Alexandria	weight	5.01g (3)
ruler	Ptolemy II Philadelphus	diameter	⌀19.7 (3)
denomination	Hemiobol	axis	8↕ (3)
material	Bronze	technique	—
country	Ptolemaic Egypt	dataset	PCO — Ptolemaic Coins Online ODC-ODbL

obverse

Horned Head of Zeus Ammon right, wearing taenia with basileion, dotted border

reverse

Eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border

controlmarks

Monogram 1675

specimens (4)

Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B239, obverse, cealex

Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B239, reverse, cealex

CEALEX 5.73g ⌀20.0 12↕

BnF (HRC)

KENOM — Koeln Classics 5.80g ⌀19.0 1↕

NNC (DNB) 3.50g ⌀20.0 12↕

Cite this coin

Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B239 (cpe.1_2.B239), 266–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b239/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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