Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy I. 305-282 BC. AE Tetradrachm (14.02g, 27mm). Alexandria mint. Struck 294-82 BC. Svoronos 263

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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy I Soter. 305-282 BC. AE Tetradrachm (14.02g, 27mm). Alexandria mint. Struck circa 294-82 BC. Obv.: diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around neck; small Δ behind ear. Rev.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; to left, P above Φ. CPE 151; Svoronos 263. Obverse banker’s mark, graffiti on both sides, toned nice VF.