PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. Æ Obol (22mm, 7.77 g, 12h). Kyrene mint. VF.

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Lot: 167.
Closing Date: Nov 6 2024 10:00 ET

Greek, 12h, Bronze

Estimate: $ 100

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. Æ Obol (22mm, 7.77 g, 12h). Kyrene mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Draped bust of Libya right, wearing taenia; single cornucopia below chin. CPE B487; Svoronos 871; Asolati 68A; SNG Copenhagen 443. Green-brown surfaces, flan preparation marks, minor roughness and smoothing, flan flaw on reverse. VF.

Asolati suggests that this common type continued to be struck well into the reign of Ptolemy IV, perhaps longer.

Closing Date and Time: 6 November 2024 at 10:55:20 ET.

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