Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos Æ Diobol. Alexandria, circa 265-246 BC. Laureate head of Zeus-Ammon to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; ME monogram between legs, Θ beneath eagle's tail. CPE B242; Svoronos 466; Weiser -; SNG Copenhagen -. 22.94g, 30mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare; Svoronos knew of only one example, CPE includes four from a hoard in Elephantine (CH IX, 687) and one from Alexandria.
From the collection of R. N. Draskowski;
Ex Robert Kutcher Collection, Classical Numismatic Group, Triton X, 9 January 2007, lot 1536 (part of).
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