Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B398, Obol, 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 10.5 g, diameter 23.8 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 10.55g (4) |
| ruler | Ptolemy III Euergetes | diameter | ⌀23.8 (4) |
| denomination | Obol | axis | 12↕ (4) |
| 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 (8)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
NNC (DNB)
10.72g
⌀24.0
12↕
NNC (DNB)
9.40g
⌀23.0
12↕
BnF (HRC)
KENOM — Koeln Classics
11.59g
⌀24.0
12↕
NNC (DNB)
10.48g
⌀24.0
12↕
BnF (HRC)
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B398 (cpe.1_2.B398), 246–222 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b398/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA