Alexandria, 246-222 BC. Æ hemidrachm, 30.86 gr., 34 mm. Obv.: bearded head of Zeus-Ammon wearing tænia to the right. Rev.: PTOLEMAIOU ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ; eagle standing to the left on thunderbolt; in left field: cornucopia bound with diadem, between eagle's legs: XP-monogram, Ref.: Lorber CPE B396; Svoronos 965; SNG Copenhagen 173-5. Glossy red-green patina. Extremely Fine.
From the Robert Erskine collection; acquired by the collector in Caïro in 1960. |