Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B503, Tetrobol, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 222–204 BC. Obverse: horned head of zeus ammon right, wearing taenia with basileion, dotted border. Reverse: eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, head reverted, dotted border. Weight about 43.5 g, diameter 36.6 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 43.53g (5) |
| ruler | Ptolemy IV Philopator | diameter | ⌀36.6 (5) |
| denomination | Tetrobol | axis | 12↕ (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 spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, Head reverted, dotted border
specimens (13)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
KENOM — Muenster
45.63g
⌀39.0
11↕
KENOM — Muenster
43.33g
⌀36.0
12↕
KENOM — Koeln Classics
44.45g
⌀36.0
11↕
NNC (DNB)
46.12g
⌀36.0
12↕
NNC (DNB)
38.11g
⌀36.0
12↕
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B503 (cpe.1_2.B503), 222–204 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b503/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA