Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B314, Drachma, Bronze, struck at Uncertain 26 pco, 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, the second with double cornucopiae (sometimes bound with royal diadem) over shoulder, dotted border. Weight about 70.6 g, diameter 42.5 mm.
| mint | Uncertain 26 pco | weight | 70.62g (2) |
| ruler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus | diameter | ⌀42.5 (2) |
| denomination | Drachma | axis | 12↕ (2) |
| 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, the second with double Cornucopiae (sometimes bound with royal diadem) over shoulder, dotted border
specimens (2)
NNC (DNB)
70.29g
⌀44.0
12↕
KENOM — Koeln Classics
70.95g
⌀41.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B314 (cpe.1_2.B314), 266–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b314/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA