Ptolemaic, Ptolemy I. Tetradrachm

Ptolemaic, Ptolemy I; Alexandria, ca. 294-285 BC, Tetradrachm, 14.21g. CPE-168, SNG Cop-70-71, Sv-255. Obv: Diademed head of Ptolemy I r. wearing aegis; small Δ behind ear. Rx: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, Eagle with closed wings standing l. on thunderbolt; to l., P above monogram of ΠAP. Ex CNG E462, Feb. 2020, lot 184. Formerly NGC-XF 5/5, 3/5.This is coin is an exceptional early portrait of Ptolemy I, who, as one of the generals of Alexander, took over the finest territory, and whose rule lasted over 250 years.. MS