★ Ex Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge 1894. From the Hunt collection ★

Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt, Ptolemy I as satrap, 323 – 305 or King, 305 – 282

Tetradrachm struck in the name of Alexander III, Alexandria circa 306-303, AR 27 mm, 15.53 g. Diademed head of Alexander r., wearing elephant skin headdress. Rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Athena Promachos advancing r., brandishing spear and holding shield; in l. field, monogram, in r., monogram and eagle. Svoronos 139 and pl. V, 16. SNG Copenhagen 23. CPE 89.

Lovely old cabinet tone and a portrait of fine style. two small metal flaws on edge, and a graffito in reverse field, otherwise good extremely fine

Ex Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge 23 May 1894, Carfae, 342 (not illustrated); Sotheby’s 1973, Metropolitan, 734 and M&M 79, 1994, 425 sales. From the collection of a Mentor.