PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. Æ Obol (33mm, 32.12 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 6C. VF.

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Lot: 360. Estimated: $ 100

Greek, 12h, Bronze

Sold For $ 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. Æ Obol (33mm, 32.12 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 6C. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Two eagles, wings closed, standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left. CPE B575; Svoronos 1424; SNG Copenhagen 305–7; Dow, ACTTB, p. 102 (this coin). Brown surfaces, traces of green patina. VF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Gregory Conlin Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 76, 12 September 2007), lot 893.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter The Greek Empire. CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions.

Closing Date and Time: 18 February 2026 at 11:59:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.