PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter, 305-282 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 14.20 g, 12 h), Alexandria, after 294. Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around neck; small Δ behind ear. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ Eagle standing left on thunderbolt with wings closed; to inner left, Ρ above monogram of ΑΠ. CPE 154. SNG Copenhagen -. Svoronos 256. Nicely toned and with a beautiful portrait. Graffiti and with three test punches (?) on the obverse, otherwise, good very fine.
From a German collection, formed in the late 1990s and early 2000s.