Ptolemaic Egypt, King Ptolemy II, Silver Tetradrachm, Eagle on Thunderbolt
Date: c. 277 - 274 BCE
Ancient Egypt
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- Origin: Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
- Authority: King Ptolemy II
- Date: c. 277 - 274 BCE
- Denomination: AR (silver) Tetradrachm
- Size: 27mm, 13.33g
- Type Number: Svoronos 548
- Obverse: Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis
- Reverse: ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ - Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; Σ monogram in left field.
- Notes: The Ptolemaic 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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