CNG 102, Lot: 655. Estimate $1000. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 14.17 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 300-285 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck, tiny Δ behind ear / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, P above monogram. Svoronos 252; SNG Copenhagen 69; Noeske 40. Near EF, toned, small scratch in field on reverse, tiny flan crack.