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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Hellenistic Monarchies| > |Ptolemaic Egypt| > SH08967
Egypt, Macedonian Empire, Ptolemy I, as Satrap, 323 - 305 B.C.
|Ptolemaic| |Egypt|, |Egypt,| |Macedonian| |Empire,| |Ptolemy| |I,| |as| |Satrap,| |323| |-| |305| |B.C.|, Ptolemy, one of Alexander the Great's generals, was appointed Satrap of Egypt in 323 B.C. In 305 B.C. he took the title king and established the Ptolemaic dynasty. He back-dated the start of his reign to 7 Nov 305 B.C.
SH08967. Silver tetradrachm, Svoronos 146, SNG Cop 18, SGCV II 7749, EF, slightly rough chipped edge on bottom of coin (visible in picture), Egypt, Alexandria mint, weight 14.23g, maximum diameter 26.2mm, die axis 0o, posthumous, 323 - 305 B.C.; obverse Alexander the Great, head right, wearing elephant skin headdress and aegis, Δ before elephant's ear; reverse Athena Alkidemos advancing right, shield on left arm, brandishing javelin in right hand, monogram left, two monograms and eagle right in right field, AΛEΞANΔPOY upward on left; SOLD











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