Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 993. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. Æ Drachm (74.70 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck 246-243 BC. Head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left, Σ between legs. Svoronos 992; Weiser 60; SNG Copenhagen -. VF, nice brown patina, minor edge split.