PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 14.15 g, 12h). Ptolemais (Ake) mint. Dated RY 30 (256/5 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, ΠT (mint) monogram above ME monogram; to right, Λ (date) above Θ (engraved over prior control mark). CPE 645; Svoronos 770; SNG Copenhagen 469; DCA 19. Lightly toned, deposits, scratches, graffiti on reverse. VF.
From the Kenneth S. Abramowitz Collection.