448, Lot: 217. Estimate $200. Sold for $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.22 g, 1h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 294-285 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck, small Δ behind ear / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, P above monogram. CPE 154; Svoronos 256; SNG Copenhagen 70-1 var. (same);. Iridescent tone, graffito and countermark (prow right in incuse circle) on reverse. VF.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 366 (13 January 2016), lot 602.