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LOT 3082

Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter AR Tetradrachm. As satrap, 323-305 BC. Byblos mint. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon.

Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; B in left field, OI beneath throne. Price 3420 (Berytos mint); HGC 10, 1003 (Berytos mint). Near Very Fine.(15.68gr, 27mm, 10h.).

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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LOT 3082

Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter AR Tetradrachm.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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