CNG 88, Lot: 551. Estimate $300. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III or Ptolemy V. 246-222 BC or 204-180 BC. Æ Obol (24mm, 13.16 g, 12h). Salamis mint. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / Cult statue of Aphrodite standing facing. Svoronos 1006; Weiser 108; SNG Copenhagen 645. Good VF, dark green patina with light earthen encrustation. Exceptional obverse.