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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B331

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B331, Drachma, Bronze, struck at Tyre, 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 61.2 g, diameter 42.0 mm.
mint Tyre weight 61.22g (1)
ruler Ptolemy II Philadelphus diameter ⌀42.0 (1)
denomination Drachma 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

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 (1)
NNC (DNB) 61.22g ⌀42.0 12↕

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B331 (cpe.1_2.B331), 266–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b331/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA