GP83655. Bronze drachm, Svoronos 992; Weiser 60 (Ptolemy III, 247 - 243 B.C.); SNG Cop 205; SNG Milan 216, Noeske 147, Hosking 36, BMC Ptolemies p. 74, 71 (Ptolemy V), VF, very heavy flan, heavier than any of the 30 examples listed by Svoronos for this type, light corrosion, central cavities, Alexandria mint, weight 81.980g, maximum diameter 44.1mm, die axis 0
o, 221 - 204 B.C.; obverse horned head of Zeus Ammon right, wearing taenia; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed, filleted cornucopia left, ΣΕ monogram between eagle's legs;
a massive 82 gram Ptolemaic bronze!;
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