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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B275

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B275, Tetrobol, 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. Weight about 49.8 g, diameter 35.0 mm.
obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B275
obverse: Horned Head of Zeus Ammon right, wearing taenia with basileion, dotted border
reverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B275
reverse: Eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt
mint Alexandria weight 49.83g (1)
ruler Ptolemy II Philadelphus diameter ⌀35.0 (1)
denomination Tetrobol axis 12↕ (1)
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

controlmarks
Monogram 1868 Monogram 1868
specimens (2)
BnF (HRC)
KENOM — Koeln Classics 49.83g ⌀35.0 12↕

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B275 (cpe.1_2.B275), 266–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b275/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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