| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3114 | Auction date: 16 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 33175 Price realized: 1,550 USD (Approx. 1,424 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancients PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter (305/4-282 BC). AR stater or tetradrachm (29mm, 15.50 gm, 1h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 2/5, punch mark, overstruck. First Reduced Standard, Alexandria, plain series, struck in the name of Alexander III the Great, ca. 306-300 BC, obverse die signed by the artist Δ. Diademed head of Alexander III right, wearing elephant headdress, mitra, and scaly aegis tied before neck; small Δ (artist's signature) to the right of the elephant's ear in the scales, dotted border / AΛEΞΑΝΔPOY, Athena advancing right, brandishing spear in right hand, shield on raised left arm; HP monogram in inner right field, Corinthian helmet right above eagle standing right on thunderbolt to lower right, with closed wings. CPE 65. Svoronos 170. A remarkable piece, so boldly struck that it has obliterated the undertype, enveloped in complete toning with areas enjoining an obsidian hue. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-ptolemaic-egypt-ptolemy-i-soter-305-4-282-bc-ar-stater-or-tetradrachm-29mm-1550-gm-1h-ngc-choice-x/a/3114-33175.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3114-01162024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
