PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. Æ Tetrobol (37mm, 41.95 g, 11h). Alexandreia mint. Series 4B. Head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia / Eagle with closed wings standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia over shoulder, E between legs. CPE B366; Svoronos 974; SNG Copenhagen 224–6 (Ptolemy IV). Brown patina with patch of red encrustation on reverse. Dramatic double strike on obverse. Near VF.
From the Ken Bressett Collection.