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, 1h). Ptolemaic standard. In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 306-300 BC. Good VF.

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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, 1h). 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 / Athena Alkidemos advancing right; ΘE monogram to left; to right, Corinthian helmet, ΔI, and eagle standing right on thunderbolt. CPE 73; Svoronos 177; Zervos Issue 33, dies 534/– (unlisted rev. die); SNG Copenhagen –; Boston MFA 2258 (same obv. die). Toned, a couple of minor flan flaws, light scratches and marks, graffiti on reverse. Good VF.

From the Paul James Collection. Ex Olav E. Klingenberg Collection (Oslo Myntgalleri 21, 27 November 2020), lot 298.


Closing Date and Time: 21 May 2025 at 12:06:40 ET.

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