PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon), second reign, 145-116 BC. (Bronze, 29 mm, 21.23 g, 12 h), Alexandria, series 7. Diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right, with ram's horn in his hair. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ Two eagles with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; in field to left, cornucopiae. SNG Copenhagen 307-310. Svoronos 1424B. Attractive brown patina with dark green highlights. Good very fine.
From the collection of W. F. Stoecklin, Amriswil, Switzerland, acquired from Münzen und Medaillen in Basel prior to 1975.