Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B494, Triobol, 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 on thunderbolt, dotted border. Weight about 35.6 g, diameter 34.8 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 35.64g (5) |
| ruler | Ptolemy IV Philopator | diameter | ⌀34.8 (4) |
| denomination | Triobol | axis | 11↕ (5) |
| 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 on thunderbolt, dotted border
specimens (19)
BnF (HRC)
Harvard Art Museums
36.03g
11↕
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
NNC (DNB)
33.45g
⌀35.0
12↕
KENOM — Muenster
34.62g
⌀35.0
11↕
BnF (HRC)
KENOM — Koeln Classics
36.49g
⌀34.0
11↕
NNC (DNB)
37.59g
⌀35.0
12↕
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B494 (cpe.1_2.B494), 220–219 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b494/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA