PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. Æ 2.5 Obols (37mm, 27.95 g, 12h). 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, A between legs. CPE B386; Svoronos –; SNG Copenhagen 222 (Ptolemy IV). Brown patina, struck on a thin flan, areas of weakness. Near VF.
From the Ken Bressett Collection.