PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Time of Kleopatra III and Ptolemy IX to Ptolemy XII, circa 116-51 BC. AE (Bronze, 20 mm, 8.37 g, 12 h), Alexandria. Diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right, with ram's horn in his hair and over the diadem. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY Two eagles with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; to left, cornucopiae. Faucher & Lorber Series 9. SNG Copenhagen 311-4 (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII). Svoronos 1426. Attractive brown patina. Very fine.
From a Swiss collection of Ptolemaic coins, formed in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Price realized | 110 CHF |
Starting price | 50 CHF |