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Auction: 13012 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 11

Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I (323-283 BC), as Satrap, 323-305 BC, AV Stater, 7.25g, Alexandria (?), type of Alexander the Great, in name of Ptolemy I, head of Athena right wearing triple crested helmet with coiled snake on bowl, rev. toemaioy, Nike standing left holding wreath and stylis, wheel in field to left, traces of ey- in field (cf. Svonoros 64, pl. III, 5 (Half Stater); SNG Copenhagen -), traces of mounting, scratches above Athena and marks in field, very fine, reverse good fine, extremely rare, apparently unrecorded as a Stater

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