PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. Æ Hemiobol (18mm, 4.95 g, 11h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5B. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle with closed wings standing left, on thunderbolt; cornucopia bound with royal diadem over shoulder, XP monogram between legs. CPE B399; Svoronos 968; SNG Copenhagen 181–182. Brown patina with red earthen highlights. Near VF.
From the Ken Bressett Collection.