BRONZE TETROBOL OF PTOLEMY III: ALEXANDRIA, 246-222 BC.
BRONZE TETROBOL OF PTOLEMY III: ALEXANDRIA, 246-222 BC.
£195.00
Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus-Ammon facing right.
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, head right, cornucopiae bound with royal diadem across shoulders and E between legs.
CPE B366; Köln 91; SNG Copenhagen 224-226; Svoronos 974. [Alexandria, 246-222 BC].
Diameter: 39 mm. Weight: 47.5 g.
A beautiful and enormous ancient Greek coin of the Ptolemaic dynasty. At 39 mm and nearly 50 g in weight it is more like a medal than a coin. An unusually detailed example of this classic ancient coin struck in the Egyptian city of Alexandria.
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