CNG 106, Lot: 521. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.58 g, 12h). In the name of Philip III of Macedon. Sidon mint. Dated RY 16 of Abdalonymos (318/7 BC). Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; Π (date) below left wing. Price P176; Newell, Dated 46 (dies CC/α); DCA 875. Near EF, slightly off center, a few marks. Very rare, only one in Pella (the sole piece noted by Newell), none in CoinArchives, one other in ANS photofile (M&M AG FPL 258, 11 [same dies]).