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LOT 2714

Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. Ptolemy I Soter, as satrap, AR Tetradrachm. 323-305 BC.

Memphis or Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 323/2-317/1 BC. 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 a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; rose in left field, ΔIO (moneyer's signature) beneath throne. Svoronos -; Zervos Issue 2B; Price 3971 var. (position of O); SNG Copenhagen 7 var. (same). Good Very Fine.(17.14gr, 27mm, 12h.).

Provenance

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

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Splendid Ptolemaic Example

LOT 2714

Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. Ptolemy I Soter, as satrap, AR Tetradrachm.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430

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