PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 13.83 g, 12h). Ptolemaic standard. Uncertain mint 9, on Cyprus (Salamis or Kition). Struck circa 294-282 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis, tiny Δ behind ear / Eagle with closed wings, standing left on thunderbolt; to left, EY above XA monogram. CPE 222; Svoronos 362; SNG Copenhagen –. Lightly toned, edge damage, graffito, scratches, and gouges. Near VF. From the Ken Bressett Collection.
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