Very Rare Salamis Ptolemaic Tetradrachm

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Sold For $3750

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon). Second reign, 145-116 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.18 g, 12h). Salamis mint. Dated year 50 (121/0 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I Soter right, wearing aegis / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, LN (date) above star above monogram; to right, SA above star above monogram. Svoronos 1565; Paphos Hoard 231/233 (same obv./rev. dies); SNG Copenhagen -. Superb EF, light iridescent toning, slight die wear on obverse. Exceptional surfaces. Very rare.