Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter Æ 13mm. Alexandria(?), 305-282 BC. Diademed head of Alexander the Great to right, with ram's horn at temple / [ΠΤΟΛEΜΑΙOΥ] BAΣ[ΙΛEΩΣ], eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, with wings spread, HP monogram in left field. CPE B80; SNG Blackburn 1150; Svoronos 239 var. (long-haired Alexander); SNG Copenhagen 59 var. (same). 2.08g, 13mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Purchased from Forvm Ancient Coins.
Lorber notes that this series with the HP monogram might not have been minted at Alexandria, citing that they typically have Cypriot or Levantine provenances and that one example of a larger denomination is struck over a Cypriot issue of Demetrios Poliorketes.