GP88269. Bronze drachm, Lorber CPE B502; BMC Ptolemies p. 74, 70; Noeske 147; Hosking 36; Weiser 61; SNG Cop 205; SNG Milan 216; Svoronos 992, aVF, mottled patina, some light corrosion, minor encrustations, central cavities, Alexandria mint, weight 69.112g, maximum diameter 43.9mm, c. 221 - 204 B.C.; obverse horned head of Zeus Ammon right, wearing taenia; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ (King Ptolemy), eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed, filleted cornucopia left, ΣE between eagle's legs; ex Ora Eads Collection; ex CNG Sale 41 (19 Mar 1997), lot 1035 (part of),
a massive 69 gram Ptolemaic bronze!;
SOLD