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