ORC99050 Egypt Ptolemy IV AE42 VF

$182.50
May-07-01
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Ptolemy IV, 221-205 BC, Æ42 (drachm), (69.46g) Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon
right. / RTOLEMAIOY BASILEWS Eagle standing left, on thunderbolt, small
cornucopia before. SNG Cop. 205. VF, 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.