391, Lot: 317. Estimate $150. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 14.09 g, 1h). Alexandreia mint. Struck 285-261/0 BC. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, monogram above shield; O or Θ between legs. Cf. Svoronos 569 and 584; cf. SNG Copenhagen 110. VF, toned, edge hammered in two areas, some graffiti in fields, zig-zag mark on reverse.