Coin of Ptolemy II, Alexandria, Egypt, 280-279 BC :
A gold pentadrachm with the diademed bust of Ptolemy II wearing an aegis is on the obverse – An eagle on a thunderbolt is on the reverse with a monogram in the field and ΠTOΛEMAIOY – ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ written around. Sold at auction for around 11,421 USD.
Ptolemy II Philadelphus was the king of Ptolemaic Egypt from 283 to 246 BC. He was the son of the founder of the Ptolemaic kingdom, Ptolemy I Soter, a former Macedonian general to Alexander the Great. Ptolemy II extended his inherited power by skillful diplomacy and by developing agriculture and commerce. He made Alexandria a leading center of the arts and sciences.
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