PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. Æ Diobol (33mm, 21.92 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 4A, struck 246-230 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, head right, with filleted cornucopia over shoulder; Λ between legs. CPE B361; Svoronos 1168; SNG Copenhagen –. Brown patina, corrosion, lamination flaw on reverse. Near VF.
From the Ken Bressett Collection.