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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 B.C. Æ (21 mm, 8.65 g, 6 h). Kyrene mint, Struck under Magas, 261-258 B.C. Diademed bust of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis / [Π]ΤΟΛΕΜΑ[ΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ], winged thunderbolt; MAΓ monogram above. Svoronos 324; Asolati 54b; SNG Copenhagen 431-2. aVF, black-brown patina, some cleaning marks and light scratches. Very rare.
From the Kenneth Miller Collection of Ake-Ptolemaïs and Related Biblical Coins.
According to Asolati, this coin was struck after Magas' revolt and reconciliation with Ptolemy II.
From the Kenneth Miller Collection of Ake-Ptolemaïs and Related Biblical Coins.
According to Asolati, this coin was struck after Magas' revolt and reconciliation with Ptolemy II.