KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Ophellas. Ptolemaic governor, first reign, circa 322-313 BC. Æ (15.5mm, 4.31 g). Ter–, magistrate. Youthful head of Karneios right; THP behind neck / Three silphion plants joined at their base. Asolati 12; BMC 198; SNG Copenhagen 1226; Lindgren III 1575 (this coin). Brown surfaces, trace deposits. VF. Well centered. Very rare.
From the Rome on the Euphrates Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs. Ex Dr. Henry Clay Lindgren Collection.