PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. Æ (27mm, 18.84 g, 12h). Imitative issue. Uncertain mint in Sicily, under Hieron II of Syracuse. Struck circa 264-263 BC. Good VF.

Electronic Auction 563
Lot: 316.
Closing Date: Jun 5 2024 10:00 ET

Greek, 12h, Bronze

Estimate: $ 200

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. Æ (27mm, 18.84 g, 12h). 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/P56 – this coin); SNG Copenhagen –. Attractive dark emerald green patina, almost black on reverse. Good VF.

From the Wild Rose Collection, purchased from Shanna Schmidt, 20 November 2020. Ex Künker 341 (1 October 2020), lot 5334; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 439 (6 March 2019), lot 169; David Freedman Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 566.


Closing Date and Time: 5 June 2024 at 11:45:00 ET.

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