Specimen · ptolemy-iii-zeus-ammon-eagle-bronze-001
Attribution: Egypt. Alexandria. Ptolemy III Euergetes. c. 246–230 BC. AE. hemidrachm.
Obverse: Head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing taenia, ram's horn curling at the temple; centration dimple at center
Reverse: Eagle standing half left on thunderbolt (fulmen), wings closed, head right; filleted cornucopia ascending behind from shoulder; monogram between legs (read as E on the tag, EP in Forum's current listing); centration dimple at center
Weight: 42.814 g (tag) (Forum's stated weight (tag and listing); not re-weighed.) · 37.5 mm · axis 0° Reference: Lorber CPE B371
Formerly attributed: Ptolemy IV Philopator — the attribution carried by the older references on the dealer's tag (SNG Cop 229, Noeske 161, Hosking 44, Weiser 92, all 'Ptolemy IV'); Lorber's Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire reassigned the series to Ptolemy III
Image: Forum Ancient Coins.
John's Ancient Coin Collection · Specimen · ptolemy-iii-zeus-ammon-eagle-bronze-001
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