PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon), second reign, 145-116 BC. Hemidrachm (Bronze, 43 mm, 40.53 g, 12 h), Kyrene. Diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right, with ram's horn in his hair and over the diadem. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY EYEPΓETOY Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, wings spread; to right, Φ. SNG Copenhagen 651. Svoronos 1641. Weiser -. Rare. A bold and attractive piece. The reverse slightly double struck, otherwise, about extremely fine.
From a Swiss collection, formed before 2005.