PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. Æ Obol (21.5mm, 8.01 g, 12h). Kyrene mint. VF.

Electronic Auction 616
Lot: 77.
Closing Date: Sep 2 2026 10:00 ET

Further Selections from the Joseph A. Dow Collection, Bronze

Estimate: $ 100

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. Æ Obol (21.5mm, 8.01 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 (Ptolemy II); Asolati 68A; SNG Copenhagen 443 (Ptolemy IV-VIII). Dark brown patina. VF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 249 (9 February 2011), lot 205.

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

Closing Date and Time: 2 September 2026 at 10:25:20 ET.

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