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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B289

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B289, 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, solid reverse border. Weight about 17.8 g, diameter 27.0 mm.
obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B289
obverse: Laureate Head of Zeus right, of idealizing Alexandrian style, dotted border
reverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B289
reverse: Eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, solid reverse border
mint Sicily weight 17.76g (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, solid reverse border

specimens (3)
BnF (HRC)
KENOM — Muenster 17.76g ⌀27.0 12↕
BnF (HRC)

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B289 (cpe.1_2.B289), 264–263 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b289/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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