PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 13.57 g, 12h). Ephesos (II) mint. Struck circa 245 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; E-Φ flanking. CPE 779 (same dies as illustration); Svoronos 904; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC –; Boston MFA –; Noeske –. Darkly toned, some roughness, cleaning scratches in field on reverse. VF. Very rare.