Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2023 NYINC Auction 13-16 Jan 2023
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PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter, 323-283 B.C. AR Tetradrachm (17.01 gms), Arados Mint, ca. 320/19-315 B.C. NGC Ch VF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5.
Pr-3426 (Byblos). In the name and types of Alexander III (the Great) of Macedon. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; Reverse: Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; monogram in left field. This early issue from Ptolemy is unusually well-struck and offers a handsome portrait of Herakles. The surfaces present deep cabinet toning with some impressively lustrous iridescent color in the fields, particularly on the reverse.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Estimate: $400 - $600
Pr-3426 (Byblos). In the name and types of Alexander III (the Great) of Macedon. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; Reverse: Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; monogram in left field. This early issue from Ptolemy is unusually well-struck and offers a handsome portrait of Herakles. The surfaces present deep cabinet toning with some impressively lustrous iridescent color in the fields, particularly on the reverse.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Estimate: $400 - $600