Sicilian Mint

345, Lot: 343. Estimate $300. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. Æ Obol (25mm, 18.18 g, 1h). Uncertain mint in Sicily. Struck circa 265/4 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; shield to left, [linear border]. Svoronos 610; Wolf & Lorber P71 (A64/P67); Weiser 18 var. (pellet border on rev.); SNG Copenhagen 114 var. (same); Noeske 55-8 var. (same). VF, dark brown patina with green hues.