Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy X Soter II. 116/115-80 B.C. AR tetradrachm (24.4 mm, 13.65 g, 12 h). Paphos mint, Struck 98 B.C. Diademed head of Ptolemy I with aegis, dotted border / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ [ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ], eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, in left field, L IΘ ( = yr. 19 - 98 B.C. ); in right field, ΠA; dotted border. Svor 1679. Good VF / VF, boldly struck with portrait in distinctive style, reverse somewhat off-center losing 2nd half of legend .
From the D. Thomas Collection.