Gold, Ptolemy I Soter, Egypt, Stater, 294 BCE

Gold, Ptolemy I Soter, Egypt, Stater, 294 BCE

Obverse, Ptolemy I, Savior, wearing the protective aegis of Athena around his neck.

Reverse, King Ptolemy-in Greek. Deified Alexander III, as Zeus, in chariot drawn by 4 elephants, first seen in Alexanders India campaign.

Mint, Euhesperides, Cyrenaica, now Benghazi, Libya. In Greek, Ptolemy means warlike or aggressive.

Text, Rev, Obv 20 secs each

Based on Furmaniac code.