The octobol - eight obols - was an ancient Greek denomination struck in both silver and bronze.
The huge Ptolemaic bronze issue weighs between 80 and 96 grams, and some scholars prefer to regard these as heavy bronze drachms (usually 60-75 grams), but we follow the classification of Catherine Lorber (2011).
In silver, the octobol usually weighs between 4.5 and 5.5 grammes, depending on the standard on which it was struck.
The huge Ptolemaic bronze issue weighs between 80 and 96 grams, and some scholars prefer to regard these as heavy bronze drachms (usually 60-75 grams), but we follow the classification of Catherine Lorber (2011).
In silver, the octobol usually weighs between 4.5 and 5.5 grammes, depending on the standard on which it was struck.
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Ptolemy II
An
AE
Octobol
struck 260 - 246 BC
in
Alexandria
Obverse: Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΣΜΑΙΟΥ, Eagle standing left, wings open, head right, no symbol between legs
Diameter:
46 mm
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 87.5 g
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 87.5 g
No notes for this coin
Svoronos 412, SNG Cop 141