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Lot 54. Ptolemy I Pentadrachm, Alexandria mint
Ptolemy I Pentadrachm
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eAuction #10, Lot 54. Estimate: 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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