CNG 112, Lot: 371. Estimate $500. Sold for $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 14.23 g, 1h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 294-285 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck, [tiny Δ behind ear?] / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, P above A. CPE 137; Svoronos 247; SNG Copenhagen –; Meydancikkale 3195–233. Toned, some minor die wear, a few light marks under tone. Good VF.

From the John L. Cowan Collection, purchased from London Coin Galleries, 4 December 2016.