cover image: Coin with Eagles or Griffins and Inscription

Coin with Eagles or Griffins and Inscription

Coin hoard from the Ptolemaic period. The Ptolemaic period dates from 305 BCE to 30 BCE and was initiated by Ptolemy Soter I (305 BCE to 285 BCE). The Hellenistic rulers of Egypt followed its conquest by Alexander of Macedon in 332 BCE.
coins, egyptian; eagles; griffins

Authors

Scott Noegel

Collection
neareast
Date published
305 BCE
Format
Image Photograph Polaroid Sprint Scan 35 Plus, scanned at 300 dpi, saved at 72 dpi, format is jpg (alterations made in photoshop)
Place Discussed
Egypt--Elephantine Ptolemaic dynasty4th century B.C.3rd century B.C.2nd century B.C1st century B.C.
Provider
University of Washington
Published in
Egypt
Reference
elm02.jpg
Rights
Scott Noegel
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/282ee3f1b115005e725f02c7cd6c8f98