Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B480

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B480

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B480, Dichalkon, Bronze, struck at Cyrene, 246–222 BC. Obverse: diademed head of ptolemy i right, aegis tied around neck, dotted border. Reverse: head of lybia right, wearing taenia, dotted border. Weight about 2.8 g, diameter 15.3 mm.

obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B480 — obverse: Diademed Head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, dotted border

reverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B480 — reverse: Head of Lybia right, wearing taenia, dotted border

mint	Cyrene	weight	2.79g (3)
ruler	Ptolemy III Euergetes	diameter	⌀15.3 (3)
denomination	Dichalkon	axis	11↕ (3)
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

Head of Lybia right, wearing taenia, dotted border

specimens (20)

BnF (HRC)

NNC (DNB) 2.60g ⌀15.0 12↕

NNC (DNB) 2.94g ⌀15.0 10↕

KENOM — Koeln Classics 2.84g ⌀16.0 12↕

BnF (HRC)

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B480 (cpe.1_2.B480), 246–222 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b480/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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