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Message:: [QUOTE="maridvnvm, post: 3617195, member: 31620"]Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy I Soter                                        Silver Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I Soter, founder of the Pteolmaic KingdomObv:– Diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegisRev:– ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, monogram leftMinted in Alexandria, B.C. 294Reference:– Svoronos 236, SNG Cop 7514.379g, 29.9mm, 0o The following notes were provided by Forum in their catalog description."Struck on a briefly used standard of 21-attic obols. Broad flan. Overstruck over an Alexander tetradrachm, which had a banker's mark. Undertype visible at 4:00 on obverse. Minor chip. Rare overstrike!" Many thanks to mihali84 for spotting the signature on the coin. The coin has the signature of the Delta artist behind the ear (between the ear and the first curl near the neck).This artist was a master craftsman and was responsible for some coins of high artistry at Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I (possibly into the early reign of Ptolemy II) and produced from quite early in the reign, including one of the iconic elephant's skin headdress tetradrachm. <img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/Ptolemaic_Kingdom_1a_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Next:- A different Ptolemy[/QUOTE]