Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B497, Drachma, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 222–204 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 70.8 g, diameter 43.0 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 70.84g (1) |
| ruler | Ptolemy IV Philopator | diameter | ⌀43.0 (1) |
| denomination | Drachma | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| 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
controlmarks
Monogram 1825
Monogram 1825
specimens (2)
BnF (HRC)
KENOM — Koeln Classics
70.84g
⌀43.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B497 (cpe.1_2.B497), 222–204 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b497/ (accessed: 2026-09-17). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA