Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes, AE Obol

• Origin: Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
• Authority: Ptolemy III Euergetes
• Date: 246 - 222 BCE
• Denomination: AE (bronze) obol
• Mint: Cyrene, Cyrenaica
• Size: 22mm, 7g
• Type Number: CPE Vol. I, Part II, no. B487
• Obverse: Diademed Head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, dotted border
• Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ on l., ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ on r. - Head of Lybia right, wearing taenia, dotted border Cornucopiae right in right field.
• 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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