Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B373, Obol, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 246–222 BC. Obverse: horned head of deified alexander right in elephant headdress, dotted border. Reverse: eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, head reverted, cornucopiae (sometimes bound with royal diadem) on shoulder, dotted border. Weight about 10.2 g, diameter 25.0 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 10.21g (2) |
| ruler | Ptolemy III Euergetes | diameter | ⌀25.0 (2) |
| denomination | Obol | axis | 12↕ (2) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Ptolemaic Egypt | dataset |
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obverse
Horned Head of deified Alexander right in elephant Headdress, dotted border
reverse
Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, Head reverted, Cornucopiae (sometimes bound with royal diadem) on shoulder, dotted border
specimens (2)
NNC (DNB)
9.85g
⌀24.0
12↕
KENOM — Koeln Classics
10.56g
⌀26.0
11↕
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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B373 (cpe.1_2.B373), 246–222 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b373/ (accessed: 2026-09-16). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA