PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 14.26 g, 1h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 294-285 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck, [tiny Δ behind ear] / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, P above A. CPE 137; Svoronos 247; SNG Copenhagen –; Meydancikkale 3195–233. Beautiful deep iridescent tone, underlying luster, short hairline flan crack, a couple of very light scratches under tone. EF. Well centered.
From the Batory Collection. Ex New York Sale XXX (9 January 2013), lot 236; Numismatic Fine Arts FPL 22 (Spring 1982), no. 32.