ORC99049 Ptolemy I as Satrap, drachm aVF
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ORC99049 Ptolemy I as Satrap, drachm aVF

Egypt, Ptolemy I as Satrap, AR Rhodian standard weight drachm, (3.20g)
struck c. 310-305 BC, Head of Alexander the Great right, wearing horn of
Ammon, aegis and elephant skin, D hidden in ornamentation at base of
aegis./ ALEXANDPOY Athena Alkidemos standing right, brandishing spear and
shield, DI monogram below, eagle before. VF, porous.

The artist known only by his initial D served Ptolemy I and II and produced
coins with a distinctive and attractive style.