ANCIENT COINS, ANCIENT GREEK COINS, Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy I Soter. Silver Tetradrachm (15.52 g), as King, 305-282 BC. Alexandria, in the name of Alexander III, ca. 303 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant's skin headdress. Rev. , Athena Alkidemos advancing right, brandishing javelin and holding forth shield; in right field, Corinhian helmet, I monogram, and eagle standing right on thunderbolt. (Svoronos 165; Zervos issue 27, obv. die 392; SNG Copenhagen -; Weber 8227 (same obv. die)). Faint graffito (?) before Athena's head on reverse. Nicely toned. Extremely fine.
Estimate: $ 2,000