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Map of the Donations of Alexandria - 34 B.C.

(Bible History Online) This map reveals the Roman provinces belonging to Marc Antony, Italy and the Roman provinces belonging to Octavian, the territories belonging to Cleopatra's children, and the boundary between Antony and Octavian....

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Gold Stater 320 BC, Alexander the Great

Obv: Athena. Rev: Nike placing Wreath. Diameter: 18 mm diameter (about the size of a US Penny)...

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Ptolemy II Philadelphos Coin

Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt �V Ptolemy II Philadelphos Tetradrachm Coin Ptolemy II Philadelphos (285-246 B.C.) Bronze Weight 5.4g. Diameter 18 mm. Obverse: Diademed and horned bust of Ptolemy I Soter as Zeus Ammon right. Reverse: ÂÃÃ"ÉËÅÙÃ" ÃÃ"ÃËÅÌÃÉÃÕ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt. Nice brick-red patina....

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Ptolemy VIII Coin

Egypt, Ptolemy VIII, Ancient Coins Index with Thumbnails...

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Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II Coin

Egyptian Bronze Coin of Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II This large (30mm) bronze coin dates to the co-rule of Ptolemy VI Philometor with his sister (and wife), Cleopatra II, between 176-145 B.C. Ptolemy VI had an eventful reign marked by the increasing influence of Rome in Egyptian politics. From 169-164 B.C., Ptolemy VI ruled as part of a triumvirate...

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Antiochus III Coin

Late 3rd-early 2nd century BC in the British Museum...

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Prutah coin of Mattathias Antigonus

(Mattatayah) 37-40 BCE. Prutah coin of Mattathias Antigonus (Mattatayah) 37-40 BCE. Obverse side: Double cornucopia adorned with ribbons and ear of barley inserted between the horns. Border of dots. Reverse side: Retrograde Hebrew inscription "˜Mattatayah' surrounded by wreath and border of dots. Reference: Hendin 483....

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Alexander's Ancestors

Like all ancient kings, Alexander claimed that the gods were his ancestors. Already in the fifth century, the Macedonian kings said that they descended from Perdiccas, who descended from Temenos, a king of Argos; and he was great-grandchild of Hyllus, the son of Heracles. The oldest source for this family tree can be found in book eight of the Hist...

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Coins of Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great gold stater, silver tetradrachm, and bronze hemiobol. These were powerful coins. They not only influenced the future of all subsequent coinage on three continents, they also depicted some powerful symbols, most notably Herakles (Hercules to the Romans), the ancient world's most powerful mythological hero, Zeus, king of the Olymp...

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Ptolemy as Satrap of Egypt TETRADRACHM

SILVER TETRADRACHM - 310 BC, Minted by Ptolemy as Satrap of Egypt The Ptolemaic empire was founded by Ptolemy I after the death of Alexander the Great. Ptolemy I was a boyhood friend of Alexander and his most trusted general. After Ptolemy successfully completed the Persian war, Alexander granted him the area of Egypt. He founded an empire that la...

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