Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B493, Drachma, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 220–219 BC. Obverse: horned head of zeus ammon right, wearing taenia with basileion, dotted border. Reverse: eagle with closed wings standing left, dotted border. Weight about 68.8 g, diameter 42.2 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 68.76g (6) |
| ruler | Ptolemy IV Philopator | diameter | ⌀42.2 (6) |
| denomination | Drachma | axis | 12↕ (6) |
| 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, dotted border
specimens (8)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
NNC (DNB)
68.48g
⌀41.0
12↕
NNC (DNB)
72.77g
⌀45.0
12↕
KENOM — Marburg
69.32g
⌀41.0
11↕
KENOM — Koeln Classics
67.95g
⌀42.0
12↕
NNC (DNB)
64.69g
⌀41.0
12↕
NNC (DNB)
69.34g
⌀43.0
11↕
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B493 (cpe.1_2.B493), 220–219 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b493/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA