Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.14 g, 12h). Sidon mint. Undated issue, struck circa 274 BC. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around neck / Eagle, with closed wings, standing left on thunderbolt; ΣI to left. CPE 505a; Svoronos 713; SNG Copenhagen 506–7 var. (tiny Δ behind ear). Faintly toned, minor marks, banker’s mark and small scuff on obverse, graffito on reverse. Near VF.

From the David Chapman Collection.