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Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos Æ Diobol. Sicilian mint, probably Syracuse, under Hieron II, circa 265 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; Galatian shield in left field, N in lower right field. Svoronos 610; SNG Copenhagen 114. 14.70g, 27mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Daniel Wolf and Catharine Lorber posited in their paper (Num. Chron. 171) at the Sicilian provenance of a class of Galatian shield bronzes purporting to be of Ptolemy II. Though the reasons why are still unclear, their analysis shows that a 'Western Greek' style different to those coins struck in Alexandria does exist, and that co-operation between the mint specialists of Alexandria and those of Hieron II must have existed.
Very Fine.
Daniel Wolf and Catharine Lorber posited in their paper (Num. Chron. 171) at the Sicilian provenance of a class of Galatian shield bronzes purporting to be of Ptolemy II. Though the reasons why are still unclear, their analysis shows that a 'Western Greek' style different to those coins struck in Alexandria does exist, and that co-operation between the mint specialists of Alexandria and those of Hieron II must have existed.