Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B288

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B288

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B288, Uncertain Value, Bronze, struck at Sicily, 264–263 BC. Obverse: laureate head of zeus right, of idealizing alexandrian style, dotted border. Reverse: eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted reverse border. Weight about 16.6 g, diameter 27.0 mm.

obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B288 — obverse: Laureate Head of Zeus right, of idealizing Alexandrian style, dotted border

reverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B288 — reverse: Eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted reverse border

mint	Sicily	weight	16.59g (1)
ruler	Ptolemy II Philadelphus	diameter	⌀27.0 (1)
denomination	Uncertain Value	axis	12↕ (1)
material	Bronze	technique	—
country	Ptolemaic Egypt	dataset	PCO — Ptolemaic Coins Online ODC-ODbL

obverse

Laureate Head of Zeus right, of idealizing Alexandrian style, dotted border

reverse

Eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted reverse border

specimens (10)

BnF (HRC)

KENOM — Koeln Classics 16.59g ⌀27.0 12↕

BnF (HRC)

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B288 (cpe.1_2.B288), 264–263 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b288/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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