PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. Æ Diobol (25mm, 9.31 g, 12h). Kyrene mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Draped bust of Libya right, wearing taenia; cornucopia to left, silphion plant below. CPE B478; Svoronos 854; Asolati 65; SNG Copenhagen 440–1. Brown patina, roughness, flan adjustment marks, metal flaw on reverse. Fine. Rare.
From the Ken Bressett Collection.