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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B482

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B482, Obol, 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 7.2 g, diameter 22.0 mm.
mint Cyrene weight 7.24g (2)
ruler Ptolemy III Euergetes diameter ⌀22.0 (2)
denomination Obol axis 12↕ (2)
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 (2)
KENOM — Koeln Classics 6.13g ⌀21.0 12↕
KENOM — Koeln Classics 8.35g ⌀23.0 11↕

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B482 (cpe.1_2.B482), 246–222 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b482/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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