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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I as Satrap, 323 - 305 B.C.
Found in Israel. Overstruck on an earlier Alexander, with the undertype visible on the obverse at 180 degrees at center, and piece of dotted scepter visible below A on reverse. Struck on a weight standard of c. 15.7 g, or 22 obols, at the time of the invasion of Cyprus by Demetrios Poliorketes. Most of the tetradrachms of this weight standard are probably from Salamis, the last city to fall to the Besieger. Some are overstruck on earlier attic-weight Alexanders, reduced in weight. Most have a helmet symbol, perhaps a connection to the army. A few have an aphlaston, a stern ornament, that may symbolize the Ptolemaic Navy. Rare examples have other symbols, including the bee, which may symbolize Ephesos. Other rare symbols include the cornucopia and the dolphin. The symbol on this coin is similar to those attributed to Tyre by Price, from 305 to 290 B.C. Charles Hersh gives similar dates in his article on the Demetrios Poliorketes coinage of Tyre, "Tyrus Devicta Revisted." Sidon struck a unique tetradrachm (now in the ANS collection) of this style and Attic Weight, dated year 22 = 312/1 BC. This unpublished issue, if it is from Tyre, would show brief Ptolemaic control of a portion of the city.SH21440. Silver tetradrachm, Svoronos -, SNG Cop -, BMC -, Noeske -, Mųrkholm -, SNG Delepierre -, Hunterian -, apparently unpublished, VF, Phoenicia, Tyre (Lebanon)? mint, weight 12.994g, maximum diameter 28.9mm, die axis 0o, c. 306 - 305 B.C.; obverse head of Alexander the Great right, wearing elephant-head headdress; reverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, Athena advancing right, eagle and monogram in circle before; overstruck, toned, grainy; extremely rare; SOLD
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