Description: Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy I Soter (305 - 282 BC). Deified head of Alexander the Great right with horn of Ammon, hair long / [ΠTOΛEMAIOΥ] BAΣIΛEΩΣ Eagle standing left, wings open.

Diameter: AE17 mm

Weight: 3,92 g

Grade: VF/VF

Attribution: Svoronos 638; SNG Cop 480; Sear 7766v

Commentary: rare; great patina with sandy contrasts, sharp details, tight elongated flan, slightly off-center, some flatness on reverse

History: Burrying the predecessor was a Macedonian custom to assert the right to the throne - a reason why Ptolemy I took great pains in acquiring the body of Alexander the Great.

Article Number: 012-05-04-41652