Drachm - Ptolemy III Euergetes Alexandria

Ptolemy III inherited a kingdom already flush with Egyptian grain wealth and immediately expanded it further, launching the Third Syrian War in 246 BC and briefly occupying Antioch — the deepest Ptolemaic penetration into Seleucid territory ever achieved. The massive bronze denominations struck at Alexandria under his reign reflect deliberate monetary policy: a closed currency system that required all foreign silver to be exchanged at Alexandrian mints, making large-denomination bronze the workhorse of internal Egyptian commerce.

At 66 grams, this is among the heaviest bronze coins produced in the Hellenistic world. The Lorber 1.2 classification places it within the earliest phase of his reign's coinage, before the series underwent progressive weight reductions later in his rule.