CLASSICAL COINS
PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM OF EGYPT
PTOLEMY, Macedonian satrap of Egypt, 323-305 BC. Tetradrachm of reduced weight, about 310-305 BC. AR 15.66 g. Diademed head of deified Alexander the Great r., wearing Elephant skin and aegis. Rev. ALEXANDROU Athena advancing r., wearing chiton, peplos and helmet, holding round shield with her l. hand, lance in her raised r. hand; in field r., Corinthian helmet, monogram AX and eagle standing r. on thunderbolt. Svoronos, Pt. 26, 162. SNG Cop. 29. Insignificant corrosion spot on obv.
Extremely fine