PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV or Ptolemy V. 222-205/4 BC or 204-180 BC. Æ Diobol (31mm, 23.15 g, 12h). Tyre mint. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; club to left, filleted cornucopia at near shoulder. Svoronos 1251 var. (monogram between legs); Weiser 120-2 var. (same); SNG Copenhagen –; Noeske –. Fine, dark brown patina with some green around the devices, some striking weakness.
From the Dennis Rider Collection of the Coins of Tyre. Ex Chris Blom Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 152, 15 November 2006), lot 135.