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LOT 3279

Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AE Diobol. Struck 260s-246 BC. Alexandria mint. Series 3.

Horned head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing tainia with basileion / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle, with closed wings, standing to left on thunderbolt; Λ between legs. CPE B249; Svoronos 481; SNG Copenhagen -. Near Very Fine.(22.64gr, 28mm, 12h.).

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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LOT 3279

Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AE Diobol.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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