455, Lot: 196. Estimate $7500. Sold for $11000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. AV Mnaieion – “Oktadrachm” (26mm, 27.82 g, 11h). Posthumous issue under Ptolemy IV. Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 219-217 BC. Bust of the deified Ptolemy III right, wearing radiate diadem and aegis; trident over left shoulder, middle prong ends in a lotus finial / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, radiate and filleted cornucopia; ΔI below. CPE 888; Svoronos 1117; Olivier & Lorber dies 3/10; SNG Copenhagen 196. Lustrous, a couple tiny die breaks and usual light die rust on obverse, minor lamination on reverse. Good VF.

From the J.B. Collection, purchased from Calgary Coin Gallery, Spring 2016.