PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305-282 BC. AR

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 14.87 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 300-285 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck, tiny Δ behind ear / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; monogram to left. Svoronos 201; SNG Copenhagen 48 corr. (Svoronos reference); BMC 50; Boston MFA –; Noeske 32 var. (same). EF, attractively toned, insignificant flan crack, some light deposits. Very rare early issue, none in CoinArchives.