ORC8731 Egypt Ptolemy IV AE41 Choice VF

$285.00 unsold
Feb-13-01
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     Ptolemy IV, 221-205 BC, Æ41 (drachm), (71.03g) Diademed head of
     Zeus-Ammon right. / RTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS Eagle standing left, on
     thunderbolt, small cornucopia before. SNG Cop. 205. VF, choice
     brown patina.

     The early bronzes of Ptolemaic Egypt were of very consistent
     weight. The 90 gram standard for a bronze drachm was reduced by
     Ptolemy III to 72 grams. In 210 BC this standard was reduced to
     60 grams per drachm.