PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 14.18 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 294-282 BC. Good VF.

Triton XXVIII – Session 5
Lot: 5267. Estimated: $ 500

Greek, 12h, Silver

Sold For $ 5 500. 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 (28mm, 14.18 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 294-282 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis, small Δ behind ear / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, P above monogram. CPE 157; Svoronos 253; SNG Copenhagen 69. Attractively toned, with iridescence around the devices, some marks, graffiti and banker’s mark on reverse. Good VF.

From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Lugdunum 23 (14 December 2023), lot 81 (hammer CHF 2400); Hess 251 (7 May 1981), lot 137; Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection (Part II, Sotheby’s Zurich, 4 April 1973), lot 737; John Ward Collection (publ. 1901), 885.


Closing Date and Time: 22 January 2025 at 11:28:40 ET.



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