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Los 54. Ptolemy I Pentadrachm, Alexandria mint

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Ptolemy I Pentadrachm
Ptolemy I Pentadrachm, Alexandria mint

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eAuction #10, Los 54. Schätzpreis: CHF 10'000.00

Ptolemic Kings of Egypt. Ptolemy I Soter (305-282 BC). AV Pentadrachm (17.77 g), c. 294/285 BC, Alexandria mint.
Obv Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis, small Δ behind ear.
Rev. Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; monogram to left.
Svoronos 210; Dewing 2740.

Very rare. Good very fine.

On this coin we encounter the first true portrait of one of Alexander’s successors. The tiny letter Δ found in his hair behind the ear is the initial of the engraver, the so called Delta-Master.

From the JDR collection of Gold coins from Philip II and his successors.



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