Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B250, 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 10.6 g, diameter 23.0 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 10.55g (1) |
| ruler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus | diameter | ⌀23.0 (1) |
| denomination | Obol | axis | 1↕ (1) |
| 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)
BnF (HRC)
KENOM — Koeln Classics
10.55g
⌀23.0
1↕
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B250 (cpe.1_2.B250), 266–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b250/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA