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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B542

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B542, Drachma, Bronze, struck at Tyre, 217–204 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 66.0 g, diameter 41.0 mm.
mint Tyre weight 66.01g (7)
ruler Ptolemy IV Philopator diameter ⌀41.0 (7)
denomination Drachma axis 10↕ (7)
material Bronze technique —
country Ptolemaic Egypt dataset PCO — Ptolemaic Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
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 (10)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
NNC (DNB) 69.65g ⌀42.0 1↕
NNC (DNB) 67.11g ⌀41.0 12↕
NNC (DNB) 65.97g ⌀41.0 12↕
KENOM — Koeln Classics 69.15g ⌀42.0 11↕
NNC (DNB) 60.53g ⌀40.0 12↕
NNC (DNB) 67.17g ⌀41.0 12↕
NNC (DNB) 62.52g ⌀40.0 12↕

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B542 (cpe.1_2.B542), 217–204 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-ii-no-b542/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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