Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt
Coin #70
Issuing Authority
Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt
Leader/ruler
Ptolemy I Soter
Earliest Date (bc)
294
Latest Date (bc)
285
Mint
Alexandria
Metal
Silver
Diameter Mm
28
Weight Gm
14.27
Denomination
Tetradrachm
Obverse Description
Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around neck; small Δ behind ear.
Reverse Description
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; to left, P above monogram of ΠY.
Grade
VF
Peculiarities
Lightly toned. Light deposits and with some graffiti and indentations on the reverse
Catalogue References
CPE 147a. SNG Copenhagen 72. Svoronos 259.
Provenance
Leu Numismatik Auction 34, 5 July 2025, Lot 990. From the collection of the American Mathematician and member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives Rodney David Driver (1932-2022), formed from the 1960s through 1980s, privately acquired from Seaby Coins.
Purchase Date
5-Jul-25