Details
LOT 3086
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes AE Oktobol. 246-222 BC. Alexandreia mint. Series 4A.
Head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing tainia with basileion / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle with closed wings standing to right, head to left, on thunderbolt; Λ(?) between legs. Cf. CPE B358; cf. Svoronos 478; cf. SNG Copenhagen 143. Near Very Fine.(85.25gr, 45mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3086
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes AE Oktobol.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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