Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
May 2023 World CCO Auction 16-19 May 2023
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PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter, 323-283 B.C. AR Tetradrachm (16.84 gms), Byblos Mint, ca. 320/19-315 B.C. NGC AU, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 5/5. Edge Chips.
HGC-10, 103 (Berytos); Pr-3412 var. Struck in the name and types of Alexander III (the Great) of Macedon. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; Reverse: Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and scepter; O in left field; below throne, AI below strut. Well-struck from fresh dies of artistic style. The surfaces are elegantly toned with iridescent color on the obverse fields and abundant original mint luster. An especially beautiful and well-preserved example of this RARE Tetradrachm.
Estimate: $600 - $900
HGC-10, 103 (Berytos); Pr-3412 var. Struck in the name and types of Alexander III (the Great) of Macedon. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; Reverse: Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and scepter; O in left field; below throne, AI below strut. Well-struck from fresh dies of artistic style. The surfaces are elegantly toned with iridescent color on the obverse fields and abundant original mint luster. An especially beautiful and well-preserved example of this RARE Tetradrachm.
Estimate: $600 - $900