Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B395, Drachma, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 246–222 BC. Obverse: horned head of zeus ammon right, wearing taenia with basileion, dotted border. Reverse: eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border. Weight about 66.6 g, diameter 42.3 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 66.58g (5) |
| ruler | Ptolemy III Euergetes | diameter | ⌀42.3 (4) |
| denomination | Drachma | axis | 12↕ (5) |
| 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 closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border
controlmarks
Monogram 1819
Monogram 1819
specimens (15)
BnF (HRC)
Harvard Art Museums
70.40g
12↕
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
KENOM — Muenster
65.38g
⌀43.0
11↕
BnF (HRC)
KENOM — Koeln Classics
63.78g
⌀42.0
12↕
NNC (DNB)
67.39g
⌀42.0
12↕
NNC (DNB)
65.93g
⌀42.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B395 (cpe.1_2.B395), 246–222 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b395/ (accessed: 2026-09-17). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA