PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 205-180 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 21 mm, 5.93 g, 12 h), uncertain mint in Cyprus. Draped bust of Ptolemy V, as Dionysos, to right, thyrsos over left shoulder. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ Eagle standing left on thunderbolt. SNG Copenhagen 637. Svoronos 1790. Realistic portrait type. Toned. Surface roughness, otherwise, very fine.

From the Vineyard Collection, acquired on 24 March 1999.