Oslo Myntgalleri AS
Auction 21 27 Nov 2020
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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 (15.57 g). In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Struck circa 311-305 BC in Alexandria. Diademed head of the deified Alexander to right, wearing elephant skin headdress / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Athena Alkidemos advancing right, brandishing spear and shield; ΘE monogram in inner left field; eagle standing on thunderbolt and Corinthian helmet in right field; ΔI in inner right field. Struck from dies of exeptional style. A few scratches and faint graffiti on the reverse. Minor die break on the obverse. Wonderful iridescent toning. Grade:01