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Auction: 23007 - Ancient Coins Including the 'Kyrios' Collection of Greek Coins and featuring the 'Ostorius' Collection of Roman Gold
Lot: 148

The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter (305-282 BC), AR Tetradrachm, c.310-305 BC, head of deified Alexander the Great with horn of Ammon right, clad in elephant's skin and aegis, rev. ALEXANDROY Athena Alkidemos advancing right brandishing spear and holding shield, monogram and eagle in the right field, 15.66g (BMC 26; Cf. SNG Copenhagen 26; Svoronos 107), highly detailed, nicely toned obverse, patchy but inconsequential discolouration on the revese, extremely fine

PROVENANCE

Spink, 199, 25 June 2009, lot 415, 'near extremely fine' - £1,150


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Sold for
£1,600

Starting price
£750