AR TETRADRACHM | Ptolemy II Philadelphus | 275-274 BCE | Tyre, Phoenicia Mint  

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Authority:  Ptolemy II Philadelphus
Date:  275-274 BCE
Mint:  Tyre, Phoenicia
Denomination:  Tetradrachm
Material:  Silver

Obverse:  Diademed Head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, dotted border

Reverse:  Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border
 - Symbol (Left field): Lorber Monogram 237 symbol, consists of Τ and Υ (Tyre), above club

Diameter: 25.72 mm
Weight: 13.62 g

Reference: Svoronos 644
See: https://numismatics.org/pco/id/cpe.1_1.561