PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 14.02 g, 11h). Ioppe (Joppa) mint. Dated RY 33 (253/2 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, IOΠ (mint) monogram above MT monogram; to right, ΛΓ (date) above Θ. CPE 669; Svoronos 804; SNG Copenhagen 463 var. (lower left monogram); DCA 18. Iridescent tone, light marks, slight die shift and a hint of granularity on obverse. VF.
From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection, purchased from Ed Janis, 2002.