Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B388, Octobol, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 246–222 BC. Obverse: horned head of zeus ammon right, wearing taenia with basileion, dotted border. Reverse: eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, head reverted, dotted border. Weight about 81.9 g, diameter 45.0 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 81.86g (1) |
| ruler | Ptolemy III Euergetes | diameter | ⌀45.0 (1) |
| denomination | Octobol | axis | 11↕ (1) |
| 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, Head reverted, dotted border
specimens (3)
NNC (DNB)
81.86g
⌀45.0
11↕
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B388 (cpe.1_2.B388), 246–222 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b388/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA