PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. Æ (27mm, 17.60 g, 4h). Imitative issue. Uncertain mint in Sicily, under Hieron II of Syracuse. Struck circa 264-263 BC. VF.Electronic Auction 575 Greek, Bronze Estimate: $ 100 |
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. Æ (27mm, 17.60 g, 4h). Imitative issue. Uncertain mint in Sicily, under Hieron II of Syracuse. Struck circa 264-263 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle, with spread wings, standing left on thunderbolt; oval shield to left, A to lower right; dotted border. CPE B297; Svoronos 615; Wolf & Lorber, ‘West Greek’ Style, Subgroup 3, H69 (A42/P57); SNG Copenhagen –. Earthen dark brown surfaces, encrustation in reverse. VF. |