Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 555 | Auction date: 7 February 2024 |
Lot number: 206 Price realized: 275 USD (Approx. 256 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305/4 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.89 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Salamis mint. Struck under Menelaus, circa 315-306 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram and rudder in left field, monogram below throne. Zapiti & Michaelidou –; Price 3169 corr. (monogram below throne; same obv. die as illustration); Newell, Some –. Toned, struck slightly off center on obverse with worn die. Good Fine. Very rare, only the BM example in Pella (the example noted by Price), one in CoinArchives. Estimate: 200 USD |