Watch List notes:

PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter, 305-282 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 28 mm, 14.31 g, 12 h), Alexandria, early 280s. Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around neck; small Δ behind ear. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; to left, P above monogram of ΠAP. CPE 168. SNG Copenhagen 70. Svoronos 255. Beautifully toned and with a fine portrait. Good very fine.


From the collection of J.B. Haarhuis, ex Helios 3, 29-30 April 2009, lot 65.