Details
LOT 2863
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes AE Diobol. 246-222 BC.
Tyre mint. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing tainia with basileion / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; club to left. CPE B467; Svoronos 707; SNG Copenhagen -. Near Very Fine.(23.66gr, 30mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 2863
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes AE Diobol.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Good Very Fine. Nicely toned. Slightly double struck.
From a private collection, Europe.
