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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2555725, member: 51347&quot;]LOL, My VERY VERY first thought, and Martin slams home with it!&nbsp; Gorgeous piece!!!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Mine:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]550169[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Ptolemy I Soter</b></p><p>signed by the Designer / Artist with a Delta behind his ear (curl of his hair).</p><p>305-285 BCE</p><p>AR Tetradrachm</p><p>OBV: Ptolemy I facing r, Delta behind ear, bankers marks</p><p>REV: Standing Eagle l, bankers marks.</p><p>23.6mm x 4.5mm (thick)</p><p>13.8g</p><p>Ex: Forum</p><p><br /></p><p>Comments: After Alexander&#039;s death, Ptolemy took a small army of approx 2500 men and went to take Ægypt. He was also smart enough to grab the Ægyptian treasury and idols that the Persians had taken to Babylon when they conquered Ægypt. Upon his arrival in Ægypt, he was loved and revered as he brought their stolen heritage (and money!) back to them. Ptolemy was also shrewd enough to &quot;hi-jack&quot; Alexander&#039;s funeral procession, and diverted his body in the honey-filled sarcophagus to Memphis in Ægypt. This further validated Ptolemy&#039;s Rule over Ægypt and helped earn him the title Ptolemy I Soter (Savior).</p><p><br /></p><p>I am updating the Pic because [USER=44132]@Bing[/USER] always complains he cannot see it... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]550344[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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