CLASSICAL COINS PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM OF EGYPT PTOLEMY II PHILADELPHUS, king 285-246 BC. Pentadrachm, gold, about 274-272 BC. AV 17.78 g. Diademed bust of Ptolemy I Soter r., wearing aegis around neck. Re
CLASSICAL COINS PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM OF EGYPT PTOLEMY II PHILADELPHUS, king 285-246 BC. Pentadrachm, gold, about 274-272 BC. AV 17.78 g. Diademed bust of Ptolemy I Soter r., wearing aegis around neck. Re