PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305/4 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.99 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Memphis or Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 323-317 BC. Near EF.

Triton XXIX
Lot: 383. Estimated: $ 2 000

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Sold For $ 6 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305/4 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.99 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Memphis or Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 323-317 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; rose in left field, ΔI-O below throne. CPE 20; Svoronos –; Zervos Issue 2D, dies 209/d; Price 3971; Hermitage Sale II 694 (same obv. die); Westmoreland 18 (this coin). Old collection tone with slight iridescence, small area of cleaning scratches on obverse, light graffito in field on reverse. Near EF.

From the Westmoreland Collection, purchased from Colin Pitchfork, 5 September 2003. Ex Leu 76 (17 October 1999), lot 106.


The final winners of all Triton XXIX lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 January 2026.

Triton XXIX – Session Two – Lot 302-613 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 13 January 2026 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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