456, Lot: 226. Estimate $150. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.84 g, 12h). Uncertain mint 23. Imitating Ake-Ptolemais mint issues. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, ΠT (mint) monogram above ΛE monogram; to right, AΔ above O. CPE 702; Svoronos 778β and ζ; SNG Copenhagen –. Toned, deposit along edge. Near VF.