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

Tetradrachm struck in the name of Alexander III, Alexandria circa 310-309, AR 26 mm, 17.06 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 44 and pl. II, 23 (these dies). Zervos issue 20A (dies 299/a). CPE 50.
Very rare. Wonderful iridescent tone, obverse slightly off-centre, otherwise extremely fine

Ex CNG 88, 2011, 532 and Gemini XI, 2014, 325 sales. From the Peter Bowe collection.