Auction Catalogue
Struck in Year 26, the year of Ptolemy’s restoration
Greek Coinages, PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT, Ptolemy XII, Tetradrachm, Alexandria, yr 26 [56-55], diademed bust of Ptolemy Soter right, wearing ægis as chlamys, rev. eagle standing left on thunderbolt, lks above headdress of Isis in left field, 10.18g (Svoronos –; Mørkholm –; DCA –; BMC –). Some light surface crazing, otherwise better than very fine and lightly toned; the date unrecorded in the standard references, and of historical importance £500-£700
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