PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. Æ Obol (22mm, 8.23 g, 12h). Kyrene mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Draped bust of Libya right, wearing taenia; single cornucopia below chin. CPE B487; Svoronos 871; Asolati 68A; SNG Copenhagen 443. Red-brown patina, minor deposits, cleaning scratches. Good Fine.
From the Ken Bressett Collection.
Asolati suggests that this common type continued to be struck well into the reign of Ptolemy IV, perhaps longer.