PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. Æ Diobol (29mm, 24.61 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5B. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, XP monogram between legs. CPE B397; Svoronos 966; SNG Copenhagen 176–7. Smooth brown patina, earthen highlights in the recesses. Near VF.
From the Ken Bressett Collection.