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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B478

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B478, Diobol, Bronze, struck at Cyrene, 246–222 BC. Obverse: diademed head of ptolemy i right, aegis tied around neck, dotted border. Reverse: draped bust of libya right, dotted border. Weight about 13.9 g, diameter 26.0 mm.
obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B478
obverse: Diademed Head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, dotted border
reverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B478
reverse: Draped bust of Libya right, dotted border
mint Cyrene weight 13.87g (1)
ruler Ptolemy III Euergetes diameter ⌀26.0 (1)
denomination Diobol axis 12↕ (1)
material Bronze technique —
country Ptolemaic Egypt dataset PCO — Ptolemaic Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Diademed Head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, dotted border

reverse

Draped bust of Libya right, dotted border

specimens (4)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
NNC (DNB) 13.87g ⌀26.0 12↕

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B478 (cpe.1_2.B478), 246–222 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b478/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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