244, Lot: 236. Estimate $300. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 225-205 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.14 g, 12h). Ake-Ptolemais mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings closed; monogram before, HΔ monogram between legs. Svoronos -; SNG Copenhagen -; Mørkholm, "The Portrait Coinage of Ptolemy V: The Main Series," Essays Thompson, pl. 23, 18. VF, some cleaning scratches on both sides. Very rare issue.