PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. Æ (27mm, 20.64 g, 1h). Imitative issue under Hieron II of Syracuse. Mint in Sicily. Struck circa 264–263 BC.

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Lot: 332. Estimated: $ 300

Greek, Bronze

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. Æ (27mm, 20.64 g, 1h). Imitative issue under Hieron II of Syracuse. Mint in Sicily. Struck circa 264–263 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; shield to left, A behind tail featehrs; all within linear border. CPE B297; Svoronos 615; Wolf & Lorber, ‘West Greek’ Style, Subgroup 3, H73–8 (obv. die A43); SNG Copenhagen –. Dark brown patina. Good VF.

From the Jack A. Frazer Collection. Ex CNG inventory 750612 (December 2004) [incorrectly cataloged as Svoronos 610); Spink 170 (6 October 2004), lot 63 (part of).


Closing Date and Time: 29 January 2020 at 11:50:20 ET.

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