PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon). 145-116 B.C. AR tetradrachm. 14.27 gm. 25 mm. Kition mint. Dated RY 33 (138/137 B.C.). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; LΛΓ (date) above crested helmet to left, KI to right. Svoronos 1587. SNG Copenhagen 599. DCA 53. Near Extremely Fine; attractive slightly lustrous tone; crisply struck. Choice example. Rare.

From a carefully sourced mid-20th century collection formed in the American Midwest.