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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B342

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B342, Hemiobol, Bronze, struck at Uncertain value, 266–261 BC. Obverse: laureate head of zeus right, dotted border. Reverse: eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, double cornucopiae (sometimes bound with royal diadem) over shoulder, dotted border. Weight about 5.6 g, diameter 17.6 mm.
obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B342
reverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B342
mint Uncertain value weight 5.60g (8)
ruler Ptolemy II Philadelphus diameter ⌀17.6 (7)
denomination Hemiobol axis 11↕ (8)
material Bronze technique —
country Ptolemaic Egypt dataset PCO — Ptolemaic Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Laureate Head of Zeus right, dotted border

reverse

Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, double Cornucopiae (sometimes bound with royal diadem) over shoulder, dotted border

specimens (12)
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B342, Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums 7.12g 10↕
KENOM — Koeln Classics 6.10g ⌀17.0 10↕
NNC (DNB) 6.06g ⌀16.0 12↕
NNC (DNB) 5.47g ⌀18.0 11↕
NNC (DNB) 4.84g ⌀17.0 12↕
NNC (DNB) 5.60g ⌀19.0 12↕
NNC (DNB) 4.64g ⌀18.0 12↕
NNC (DNB) 4.94g ⌀18.0 11↕

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B342 (cpe.1_2.B342), 266–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b342/ (accessed: 2026-11-02). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA