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GREEK, Ptolemaic Kingdom, Egypt, Ptolemy II AE 27
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ca. 285-265 BC
AE 26.2x27.1mm
Obv. Head of Zeus-Ammon, right
Rev. Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, shield at left.
Inscription not readable. Trident countermark.
Sear 7779
A. Davesne (1987) states that the trident countermark was applied in Cyprus to revalidate bronzes demonetized by the reform of ca. 265 BC.
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