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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #15
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                 Web Product ID: 3284
                 Estimate: $200.00
                 Final Sale Price: $148.50
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                 Denomination: Tetradrachm
                 Grade: Good VF toned
                 Reference: Svoronos 733; SNG Copenhagen 512




  Egypt, Ptolemaic Kings. Ptolemy II, Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (13.66
  gm). Struck year 30 (=256/5 BC). Sidon mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right,
  wearing aegis / [PTO]LEMAIOU SOTHROS, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; SI/DI in
  left field, date (L) in right. Svoronos 733; SNG Copenhagen 512. Toned, good VF,
  light porosity. Estimate $200.



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