178, Lot: 38. Estimate $100. Sold for $172. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. Æ Drachm (42mm, 70.24 g). Alexandreia mint. Struck 253-249 BC. Head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia tied with fillets before;
LI between legs. Svoronos 1126; Weiser 51; SNG Copenhagen -. Near VF, dark brown patina, small casting pit on edge (as made).
From the Gregory Conlin Collection.