Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B242

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B242

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B242, 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 22.5 g, diameter 30.0 mm.

obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B242 — obverse: Laureate Head of Zeus r

reverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B242 — reverse: Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border

mint	Alexandria	weight	22.48g (1)
ruler	Ptolemy II Philadelphus	diameter	⌀30.0 (1)
denomination	Diobol	axis	12↕ (1)
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 (4)

Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B242, obverse, cealex

Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B242, reverse, cealex

CEALEX 22.48g ⌀30.0 12↕

BnF (HRC)

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B242 (cpe.1_2.B242), 266–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b242/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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