Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B53, Obol, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 294–294 BC. Obverse: head of deified alexander right in elephant headdress, with ram's horn at temple, wearing mitra. Reverse: eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border. Weight about 10.0 g, diameter 20.0 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 10.02g (1) |
| ruler | Ptolemy I Soter | diameter | ⌀20.0 (1) |
| denomination | Obol | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Ptolemaic Egypt | dataset |
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obverse
Head of deified Alexander right in elephant Headdress, with ram's horn at temple, wearing mitra
reverse
Eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border
specimens (2)
NNC (DNB)
10.02g
⌀20.0
12↕
BnF (HRC)
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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B53 (cpe.1_2.B53), 294–294 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b53/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA