PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305/4 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 17.17 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Memphis or Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 323-317 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; rose in left field, ΔI-O below throne. CPE 19; Svoronos –; Zervos Issue 2C, dies 205/– (unlisted rev. die); Price 3971. Attractively toned, trace deposits, a few faint scratches, small mark in field on reverse. Good VF. Fine style. From the Wild Rose Collection, purchased from Marc Walter, November 2014.
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