Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2022 NYINC Auction 14-16 Jan 2022
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PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter, 323-283 B.C. AR Tetradrachm (15.59 gms), Alexandreia Mint, ca. 306-300 B.C. NGC Ch EF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5. Countermark, Graffito, Edge Cut.
Svor-168; CPE-63; SNG Cop-19. In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Obverse: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant skin and with aegis around neck; Reverse: Athena advancing right, brandishing spear and wearing shield on extended left arm; to right, helmet, monogram, and eagle standing right on thunderbolt. Well centered on an attractively toned flan of good metal, this lightly handled example exhibits a minor countermark on the cheek of Alexander and some very subtle graffito in the reverse field that blends magnificently with the acquired color.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Estimate: $700 - $1000
Svor-168; CPE-63; SNG Cop-19. In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Obverse: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant skin and with aegis around neck; Reverse: Athena advancing right, brandishing spear and wearing shield on extended left arm; to right, helmet, monogram, and eagle standing right on thunderbolt. Well centered on an attractively toned flan of good metal, this lightly handled example exhibits a minor countermark on the cheek of Alexander and some very subtle graffito in the reverse field that blends magnificently with the acquired color.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Estimate: $700 - $1000