PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes, 246-222 BC. Drachm (Bronze, 42 mm, 72.03 g, 12 h), Alexandria, mid 240s-220s. Diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right, with ram's horn in his hair and over the diadem. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; in field to left, cornucopia; between eagle's legs, monogram of ΧΡ. SNG Copenhagen 171. Svoronos 964. Weiser 71. An attractive and impressive coin with an olive-brown patina and of unusually fine quality. Extremely fine.δδδδδδEx Sternberg XXIX, 30 October 1995, 143 and from the collection of M. Jungfleisch, Glendining & Co and Spink, 11 December 1975, 109.
Price realized | 3'600 CHF |
Starting price | 2'400 CHF |
Estimate | 3'000 CHF |