PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. Æ Dichalkon (14mm, 2.11 g, 11h). Kyrene mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Draped bust of Libya right, wearing taenia; double cornucopia below chin. CPE B483; Svoronos 857; Asolati 63A; SNG Copenhagen –. Brown patina with light red deposits. Near VF. Rare. From the Ken Bressett Collection.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. Æ Obol (22mm, 8.23 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; Asolati 68A; SNG Copenhagen 443. Red-brown patina, minor deposits, cleaning scratches. Good Fine. From the Ken Bressett Collection.Asolati suggests that this common type continued to be struck well into the reign of Ptolemy IV, perhaps longer.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Drachm (41mm, 63.84 g, 11h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5D, circa 219-205/4 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, ΔI between legs. CPE B495; Svoronos 1125; SNG Copenhagen 199–200. Brown surfaces, roughness, cleaning scratches. Near VF. From the Ken Bressett Collection.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Drachm (40.5mm, 69.52 g, 11h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5D, circa 219-205/4 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, ΔI between legs. CPE B495; Svoronos 1125; SNG Copenhagen 199–200. Rough brown patina, minor deposits. Near VF. From the Ken Bressett Collection.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Drachm (41mm, 68.62 g, 11h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5D, circa 219-205/4 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, ΔI between legs. CPE B495; Svoronos 1125; SNG Copenhagen 199–200. Brown patina with earthen and green deposits, reverse double struck. VF. From the Ken Bressett Collection.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Triobol (32mm, 35.05 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5D, circa 219-205/4 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, ΔI between legs. CPE B496; Svoronos 1127; SNG Copenhagen 201–2. Brown patina, roughness, small green deposits. VF. From the Ken Bressett Collection.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Drachm (41mm, 70.24 g, 11h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5E, circa 219-205/4 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, Σ between legs. CPE B497; Svoronos 992; SNG Copenhagen –. Mottled red and brown patina, minor deposits. VF. From the Ken Bressett Collection.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Tetrobol (37mm, 38.91 g, 11h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5E, circa 219-205/4 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle with spread wings standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; Σ(?) between legs; c/m: cornucopia within rectangular incuse. Cf. CPE B498; Svoronos –; SNG Copenhagen –. Red-brown patina, scratches, pitting, overall roughness. Near VF. From the Ken Bressett Collection.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Tetrobol (30mm, 20.11 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5E, circa 219-205/4 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle with closed wings standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; cornucopia bound with royal diadem over shoulder, ΣE monogram between legs; c/m: cornucopia in rectangular incuse. CPE B503b; Svoronos 1149; SNG Copenhagen 210-211. Brown patina, light roughness. Near VF. From the Ken Bressett Collection.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Drachm (41mm, 66.01 g, 11h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5E, circa 219-205/4 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, ΣE monogram between legs. CPE B508; Svoronos 992; SNG Copenhagen 205. Green-brown patina, deposits. VF. From the Ken Bressett Collection.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Tetrobol (38mm, 50.49 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5E, circa 219-205/4 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle with wings spread standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; ΣE monogram between legs; c/m: cornucopia in rectangular incuse. CPE B509; Svoronos 1145 corr. (control); SNG Copenhagen –. Brown patina, light roughness. VF. From the Ken Bressett Collection.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Triobol (35mm, 39.31 g, 11h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5E, circa 219-205/4 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle with wings spread standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; ΣE monogram between legs; c/m: cornucopia in rectangular incuse. CPE B510; Svoronos 993; SNG Copenhagen 212. Brown patina, multiple scratches. Fine. From the Ken Bressett Collection.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Tetrobol (36mm, 42.84 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5E, circa 219-205/4 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle with wings spread standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; no controls. CPE B516; Svoronos –; SNG Copenhagen –. Red-brown surfaces, multiple centration circles on reverse, minor porosity. Near VF. From the Ken Bressett Collection.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V or Ptolemy VI. 204-180 BC or 180-145 BC. Æ Drachm(?) (37mm, 46.96 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 6B. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right, with small/normal horn / Two eagles standing left on thunderbolt. Svoronos 1423; Faucher & Lorber Series 6B; SNG Copenhagen 304. Medium brown patina. Good VF. Ex Rhakotis Collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s (with collector's ticket).
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor. Second sole reign, 163-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.01 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; no control marks. Svoronos 1489; Olivier 3675-4354; SNG Copenhagen 262–8. In NGC encapsulation 6157287-006, graded AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. temp. Kleopatra III and Ptolemy IX to Ptolemy XII. 116-51 BC. Æ (20mm, 9.21 g, 6h). Alexandreia mint. Series 9. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / Two eagles with their wings closed standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left. Svoronos 1426 (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and VIII); Faucher & Lorber pp. 46–7, Series 9; SNG Copenhagen 311-4 (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII). Brown patina, roughness. Fine. From the Ken Bressett Collection.
KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; monogram to upper left, star to upper right. BMC 238–41; SNG Copenhagen 1238 corr. (monogram). In NGC encapsulation 6293302-018, graded Ch VF.
KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios right / Silphion plant; tripod to lower left, monogram to lower right. BMC 252 corr. (head right, not left); SNG Copenhagen –. In NGC encapsulation 6293302-089, graded VF.