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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 3294013, member: 91461&quot;]Strong point [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER]. In regards to leaving a lasting legacy I don&#039;t think there is much debate that Ptolemy wins.</p><p>The man may have been a cousin of ATG. Was raised with him. Taught by Aristotle as well. Then goes on to have the longest lasting dynasty of all the diadochi. Ending with who we know as Cleopatra vii (though I don&#039;t believe she was the 7th).</p><p>Libraries, lighthouses...incest! You name it they did it. (Found my elephant cap bronze)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]871478[/ATTACH]</p><p>Ptolemy I Soter</p><p><br /></p><p>305-282 BCE. Æ (15mm,</p><p>3.85 g, 12h). Tyre mint.</p><p>Struck after 294 or 289/8</p><p>BC. Diademed head of</p><p>Alexander the Great right /</p><p>Eagle standing left on</p><p>thunderbolt, wings</p><p>displayed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Though I am all in with [USER=87080]@TheRed[/USER] (see avatar). Pyrrhus was one of the best generals of all time. Not just amongst the diadochi. If only the pesky Romans didn&#039;t come along. Taking a swing at them was like taking a swing into a wood chipper!</p><p>The man had great victories against near insurmountable odds and some of the greatest quotes! I wonder if he really was as ugly as they say or was that just propaganda?</p><p>Oh, and he had some FUN coins!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]871484[/ATTACH]</p><p>Pyrrhus</p><p>(278-276 BCE) Sicily,</p><p>Syracuse, AE 23mm 10.25</p><p>gr, head of young Herakles</p><p>left, wearing lion&#039;s skin, rev.</p><p>Athena Promachos</p><p>advancing right (SNG ANS</p><p>852), attractive smooth</p><p>green patina, good very fine[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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