Diademed and draped bust of boy king Ptolemy V Epiphanes to right., Eagle standing left, wings closed, on thunderbolt, monogram to left., Graded NGC Ch XF★ Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5. Uncertain mint, probably on the Levantine coast. Admirable and scarce tetradrachm of the young Ptolemy V, on which he is depicted in a realistic style portrait, representing him in person, a particularly rare fact for this dynasty. Our specimen is struck on a slightly oval flan, revealing the entirety of the engravings and even part of the engrailed ring. There are nice golden tones in the hollows, only small scratches in the fields and very light flats on the highest reliefs, otherwise it is a coin in a superb state of preservation. CPE 1109; Svoronos 1258; Carlen & Lorber p. 169; Mørkholm, Coins 21 (A4/P7); SNG Copenhagen Supp. 1301 var. (also wearing aegis); BMC 55 var. (same); Boston MFA 2287., BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY NGC certificate number: 6639646-012