★ Very Rare ★

ANCIENT GREECE. PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM. Ptolemy II 'Philadelphos'.
Silver Tetradrachm, circa 275-261 BC. Uncertain Cypriot mint.
Obv: diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis. Rev: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; monogram above A in left field.

Good Very Fine; underlying lustre.

Reference: CPE-414; Svoronos-365; Roma E-96, lot 439 (inferior specimen - hammer: £700).
Rarity: Very Rare; fewer than 10 other examples on CoinArchives.
Die Axis: 12h.
Diameter: 27 mm.
Weight: 14.16 g.
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