PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV or Ptolemy V. 222-205/4 BC or 204-180 BC. Æ (26mm, 14.63 g, 11h). Alexandreia mint. Series 6A. Head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant skin headdress / Eagle with spread wings, standing left on thunderbolt. Svoronos 1493 (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and VIII); Faucher & Lorber Series 6A; SNG Copenhagen 334-8 (Ptolemy VIII). Red-brown patina, deposits. Fine. Rare.
From the Ken Bressett Collection.