PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 13.55 g, 12h). Sidon mint. Dated RY 37 (249/8 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, ΣI above A; ΛI (date) above monogram to right. CPE 543; Svoronos –; SNG Copenhagen –; DCA 21. Toned, some porosity, light marks and scratches. VF.
From the John L. Cowan Collection, purchased from Leonard Phillipson (Mexico City), 1996..