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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Hellenistic Monarchies| > |Ptolemaic Egypt| > SH54895
Macedonian Kingdom, Egypt, Ptolemy I, as Satrap, 323 - 305 B.C., Portrait of Alexander
|Ptolemaic| |Egypt|, |Macedonian| |Kingdom,| |Egypt,| |Ptolemy| |I,| |as| |Satrap,| |323| |-| |305| |B.C.,| |Portrait| |of| |Alexander|, Ptolemy, one of Alexander the Great's generals, was appointed Satrap of Egypt in 323 B.C. In 305 B.C. he took the title king and established the Ptolemaic dynasty.
SH54895. Silver tetradrachm, Lorber CPE 59, Svoronos 146, SNG Cop 18, SGCV II 7749, gVF, attractive old toning, scratches, a couple old light scrapes on obv., "Z" and "x" graffiti on rev., Egypt, Alexandria mint, weight 15.644g, maximum diameter 26.9mm, die axis 0o, c. 306 - 300 B.C.; obverse Alexander the Great, head right, wearing elephant skin headdress and aegis, Δ before elephant's ear; reverse Athena Alkidemos advancing right, holding shield and brandishing javelin; monogram left, two monograms and eagle in right field AΛEΞANΔPOY upward on left; ex Kirk Davis; SOLD



  






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