Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B255, 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 10.4 g, diameter 23.0 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 10.44g (1) |
| ruler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus | diameter | ⌀23.0 (1) |
| denomination | Obol | axis | 12↕ (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
controlmarks
Monogram 1750
Monogram 1750
specimens (1)
KENOM — Koeln Classics
10.44g
⌀23.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B255 (cpe.1_2.B255), 266–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b255/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA