Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II, AE Obol, Alexander the Great & Eagle - 266 to 261 BCE - Ancient Egypt

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
• Authority: Ptolemy II
• Date: 266 - 261 BCE
• Denomination: AE (bronze) obol
• Size: 24.5mm, 10.89g
• Type Number: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B341
• Obverse: Horned Head of deified Alexander the Great right in elephant Headdress, dotted border
• Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ on l. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ on r. - Eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border
• Notes: The Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt was founded by Ptolemy I Soter, one of Alexander the Great’s generals, after Alexander's death in 323 BCE. As a significant Hellenistic kingdom based in Alexandria, it became a center of culture and learning, famously housing the Great Library, and melded Egyptian traditions with Greek practices and language.

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