Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt

Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 1351. Estimate $5000.  Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010.  Sold For $8000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305-282 BC. AV Pentadrachm (17.64 g, 1h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 294-285 BC. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck; tiny Δ behind ear / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; A to left. Svoronos 181; SNG Copenhagen -; Noeske -; Boston MFA -; Dewing -; Hüseyinli 47. Near EF, reverse fields slightly porous. Rare.