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Description: | Coin, silver. Greek. Ptolemaeus I. Soter, B.C. 306-284. Obv. Head of Ptolemy, diademed, and wearing aegis ; Rev. [Ptolemaus - in Greek characters]. Eagle on thunderbolt. Struck in Egypt. Ptolemaeus adopted the title of king in B.C. 300. He struck coins not only in Egypt, but in Cyprus, Cyrenaica, and other parts. Ptolemaeus, surnamed Soter, a son of Arsinoe and Lagus, a man of mean extraction, became the friend of Alexander the Great, and at the death of the latter, obtained Egypt for his share, which he created into a kingdom. All his successors were called Ptolemies and Lagidae after him. (Annual Report 1985-86)
Accession number: NCM 1885-8 | Subjects: | GREEK M finance EGYPTIAN currency | Temporal: | 305BC-283BC | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | issuer PTOLEMY I | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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