Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B261, Drachma, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 266–261 BC. Obverse: horned head of zeus ammon right, wearing taenia with basileion, dotted border. Reverse: two eagles with closed wings standing left on two thunderbolts, dotted border. Weight about 71.1 g, diameter 40.0 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 71.12g (1) |
| ruler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus | diameter | ⌀40.0 (1) |
| denomination | Drachma | 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
Two Eagles with closed wings standing left on Two thunderbolts, dotted border
specimens (3)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
KENOM — Koeln Classics
71.12g
⌀40.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B261 (cpe.1_2.B261), 266–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b261/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA