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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B490

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B490, 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 g.
obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B490
obverse: Diademed Head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, dotted border
reverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B490
reverse: Head of Lybia right, wearing taenia, dotted border
mint Cyrene weight g (0)
ruler Ptolemy III Euergetes diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Obol axis ↕ (0)
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 (3)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B490 (cpe.1_2.B490), 246–222 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b490/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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