Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B315, Tetrobol, Bronze, struck at Uncertain 26 pco, 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, double cornucopiae (sometimes bound with royal diadem) oriented to right in left field, dotted border. Weight about 46.8 g, diameter 37.7 mm.
| mint | Uncertain 26 pco | weight | 46.76g (3) |
| ruler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus | diameter | ⌀37.7 (3) |
| denomination | Tetrobol | axis | 12↕ (3) |
| 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
Eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, double Cornucopiae (sometimes bound with royal diadem) oriented to right in left field, dotted border
specimens (4)
BnF (HRC)
KENOM — Koeln Classics
45.63g
⌀37.0
11↕
NNC (DNB)
46.67g
⌀38.0
12↕
NNC (DNB)
47.99g
⌀38.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B315 (cpe.1_2.B315), 266–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b315/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA