Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B340, Obol, Bronze, struck at Uncertain value, 266–261 BC. Obverse: laureate head of zeus right, dotted border. Reverse: eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border. Weight about 10.9 g, diameter 24.5 mm.
| mint | Uncertain value | weight | 10.86g (4) |
| ruler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus | diameter | ⌀24.5 (4) |
| denomination | Obol | axis | 12↕ (4) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Ptolemaic Egypt | dataset |
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obverse
Laureate Head of Zeus right, dotted border
reverse
Eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border
specimens (10)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
NNC (DNB)
12.54g
⌀25.0
12↕
KENOM — Koeln Classics
10.70g
⌀25.0
12↕
NNC (DNB)
8.57g
⌀24.0
12↕
NNC (DNB)
11.63g
⌀24.0
12↕
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B340 (cpe.1_2.B340), 266–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b340/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA