Davissons Ltd.
Auction 40 3 Mar 2021
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305/4-282 B.C. AR tetradrachm. 14.23 gm. 28 mm. Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 294-282 B.C. His diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck; tiny Δ behind ear / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; P above monogram to left. CPE 168. Svoronos 255. SNG Copenhagen 70-71. Extremely Fine; fresh surfaces, lightly toned; bold portrait, well centered and sharply struck; two small marks in reverse field. Choice example.
From an American collection formed in the late 1940's and early 1950's.