PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305/4 BC or king, 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 15.60 g, 12h). Ptolemaic standard. In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 306-300 BC. Good VF.

Electronic Auction 563
Lot: 310.
Closing Date: Jun 5 2024 10:00 ET

Greek, 12h, Silver

Estimate: $ 1 000

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305/4 BC or king, 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 15.60 g, 12h). Ptolemaic standard. In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 306-300 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant skin, aegis around neck with tiny Δ in scales / Athena Alkidemos advancing right, brandishing spear in right hand and wearing shield on extended left arm; to right, helmet, ΔI, and eagle standing right on thunderbolt. CPE 72; Svoronos 169; Zervos Issue 31, dies 530/b; SNG Copenhagen 30. Attractively toned, with slight iridescence, indications of undertype, slight die wear on obverse. Good VF.

From the Jeffrey H. Miller Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 5 June 2024 at 11:43:00 ET.

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