CNG 88, Lot: 564. Estimate $300. Sold for $507. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon). 145-116 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.24 g, 12h). Paphos mint. Dated RY 30 (141-140 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; LΛ (date) to left, ΠA to right. Svoronos -; Paphos Hoard 6; SNG Copenhagen -. Good VF, light mark on cheek, a couple very light marks in field on reverse. Rare date.