$86 · Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ptolemy II 284 BC to 246 BC

For sale from my collection this beautiful large and heavy artifact struck for Ptolemy II Philadelphus he was the pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt from 284 to 246 BC. He was the son of Ptolemy I, the Macedonian Greek general of Alexander the Great who founded the Ptolemaic Kingdom after the death of Alexander, and Queen Berenice I, originally from Macedon. Born: 308 BC, Kos, Greece Died: January 28, 246 BC (age 62 years), Alexandria, Egypt Ptolemy II Philadelphos Obol. Alexandria mint, ca 274-272 BC. Laureate head of Zeus-Ammon right / Eagle standing left on winged thunderbolt; monogram and shield to left. Size : 22 mm, Weight : 15 grams, Bronze. Pickup in Central Saanich HAVE A LOOK AT MY OTHER ADS FOR MORE