Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter, as satrap, AR Tetradrachm. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Memphis, circa 322/1 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, rose to left, ΔI-O (moneyer's signature) below throne. CPE 19; Price 3971; Müller 124; SNG Copenhagen 7-8; Zervos Issue 2C; Kraay & Hirmer 569; Gulbenkian 855. 17.09g, 27mm, 11h.

Extremely Fine; featuring a wonderfully lustrous tone, which accentuates a marvellous portrait - superior to a specimen which hammered for £10,000 in 2021 (Roma XXI, lot 268).