Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B506, Diobol, 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 on thunderbolt, head reverted, holding double cornucopiae bound with royal diadem over shoulder, dotted border. Weight about 23.2 g, diameter 28.0 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 23.23g (1) |
| ruler | Ptolemy IV Philopator | diameter | ⌀28.0 (1) |
| denomination | Diobol | 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 on thunderbolt, Head reverted, holding double Cornucopiae bound with royal diadem over shoulder, dotted border
specimens (2)
NNC (DNB)
23.23g
⌀28.0
12↕
BnF (HRC)
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B506 (cpe.1_2.B506), 222–204 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b506/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA