★ Impressive High Relief Portrait ★

PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285-246 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 26 mm, 13.91 g, 12 h), Uncertain Mint 9 in Cyprus, 261-246. Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around neck. Rev. ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; to left, AP above monogram of APTK above ΦΙ. CPE 431. Svoronos 391. SNG Copenhagen 526. The obverse struck in high relief. Light porosity and the reverse a touch soft due to the high relief obverse, otherwise, about extremely fine.