★ ex Berk ★

PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT: Ptolemy II Philadelphos (285-246 BCE) AR tetradrachm. Alexandria, 13.52g, 22mm.
Obv: Diademed bust of Ptolemy I r., with aegis on shoulders; small countermark or elaborate test mark in field before mouth.
Rx: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ BAΣIΛEΩΣ; Eagle standing l. on thunderbolt, monogram and ΔI in l. field. Bankers' marks.
SNG Cop-97, Svoronos-373
From TheRed collection; ex Berk Sale 202, lot 129,

A very serviceable portrait of Ptolemy I.