9017
Auction #40
    Lot Number: 64577
    Estimate: $300.00
    Final Sale Price: $511.50
    Denomination: Tetradrachm
    Grade: Good Fine
    Reference: Svoronos 22; Zervos Series B-IX; SNG Copenhagen 11

  Egypt, Ptolemaic Kings. Ptolemy I, as Satrap. 323-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.98 gm).
  Struck circa 319-317 BC. Head of Alexander, wearing elephant headdress / ALEXANDROU,
  Zeus enthroned; thunderbolt to left; monogram below throne. Svoronos 22; Zervos, "The
  Early Tetradrachms of Ptolemy I," in ANSMN 13 (1967), Series B-IX; SNG Copenhagen 11.
  Near VF, corrosion. Rare. Estimate $300.

  Ex Classical Numismatic Group Sale XXIX (30 March 1994), lot 360.
Online auction number 40 closed October 22, 2001.

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