Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt. Ptolemy III. 246-222 BC.

Paphos. AE Trihemiobol, 18.23g (26mm, 11h). Diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right, with ram's horn in his hair and over the diadem / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY Statue of Aphrodite standing facing on base, holding lotus blossom in her right hand and poppies or myrtle branches in her left.Pedigree: From the Rhakotis Collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s (with collector’s ticket)References: Lorber CPE ("Coins of the Ptolemaic Era") B447. SNG Copenhagen 644. Svoronos 1005, pl. xxx, 15-16.Grade: Pretty uniform patina. Minor doubling on the reverse, otherwise, good VF. (gk1534)Scroll down for more information about this coin.