Lot description:
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes Æ 38mm. Alexandria, circa 246-222 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing tainia with basileion / ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt, head to right; filleted cornucopia over shoulder, EP monogram between legs. CPE B371; Svoronos 974; SNG Copenhagen 227-9 (Ptolemy IV). 47.16g, 38mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the Pavlos S. Pavlou Collection, collector's ticket included;
Privately purchased from Andy Hayler, December 2008.
Estimate: 50 GBP | |