PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos (Auletes), 80-51 B.C. AR Tetradrachm (13.95 gms), Alexandreia Mint, Dated RY 9 (73/2 B.C.). NGC VF, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 2/5. Deposits.Svor-1856 (Kleopatra VII); SNG Cop-382. Obverse: Diademed bust of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck; Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; L Θ (date) to left, ΠA to right. Some deposits and minor roughness are noted, but nevertheless a charming issue from late in the Ptolemaic dynasty.
