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Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt

Ptolemy II Philadelphos (285-246 B.C.) Silver Tetradrachm

Weight 14.1 g.  Diameter 27 mm.  

Obverse: Diademed bust of Ptolemy I Soter, founder of the Ptolemaic ruling dynasty, right. Reverse:
ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, eagle  standing left on thunderbolt.  

$250