452, Lot: 488. Estimate $300. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. Æ Triobol (33.5mm, 34.19 g, 11h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5B. Struck 230-222 BC. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, XP monogram between legs. CPE B396; Svoronos 965; SNG Copenhagen 173–5. Dark brown and tan surfaces, some light scratches. Good VF.

From the John L. Cowan Collection, purchased from Pegasi, 9 September 2011.