PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. Æ Octobol (40mm, 40.28 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 4D. Head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia / Eagle with closed wings standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia over shoulder, Σ between legs. CPE B382; Svoronos –; SNG Copenhagen –. Brown surfaces, deposits, roughness. Near VF. Rare variety.
From the Ken Bressett Collection.