PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor, second reign, 163-145 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 26 mm, 14.30 g, 12 h), Alexandria. RY 29 = 153/2. Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around his neck. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ Eagle, with closed wings, standing left on thunderbolt; to left, LZ; to right, KI. SNG Copenhagen -. Svoronos 1441. Boldly struck in high relief and with a powerful portrait. Extremely fine.
From the Kleinkunst Collection, ex Crédit de la Bourse, 19-21 April 1995, 1267.