Ancient Empires
PTOLEMY I Ptolemaic Kingdom

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Origin/Country: ANCIENT - GREEK EMPIRES (6th CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM Ptolemy II, 285/4-246 BC
Item Description: AR Tetradrachm Ptolemaic Kingdom Sidon. 'K' behind ear. perhaps Ptolemy I issue
Full Grade: NGC AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5
Owner: karl49

Set Details

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Research: NGC Coin Price Guide

Owner Comments:

Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, who became ruler of Egypt (323–283 BC) and founder of both the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Ptolemaic Dynasty. His portrait is on the tetradrachm of his successor Ptolemy II although the coin was possibly issued during Ptolemy I's reign.

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