Ptolemy III as Ruler of the Heavens, Earth, and Sea
226, Lot: 306. Estimate $7500. Sold for $7500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. AV Oktadrachm (26mm, 27.76 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Commemorative issue struck under Ptolemy IV, 221-205 BC. Bust of the deified Ptolemy III right, wearing radiate diadem and aegis; trident over left shoulder, middle prong ends in a lotus finial / Radiate and filleted cornucopia; ΔI below. Svoronos 1117; SNG Copenhagen 196. VF, numerous light marks and a few scrapes, typical die rust.