(Jun 24, 2012)
|
Item Information
|
|---|
| |
|---|
| More info |
|---|
| Reference | Sear 7901 | Bronze 20mm (5.40 grams) Struck 170-164 B.C.
The two eagles on the reverse may be symbolic of the joint rule of Ptolemy VI and his younger brother, 170-164 B.C.
Allegorical depiction of the Roman goddess Abundantia with a cornucopia, by Rubens (ca. 1630) In Mythology
The material and literary splendour of the Alexandrian court was at its height under Ptolemy II
Bronze allegorical group of a Ptolemy (identifiable by his diadem ) overcoming an adversary, in Hellenistic style , ca early 2nd century BC ( Walters Art Museum ) Social situation
At the Great Harbor's mouth, on an outcropping of Pharos, stood the lighthouse , built ca. 280 BC
Now vanished, the lighthouse was reckoned as one of the Seven Wonders of the World for its unsurpassed height (perhaps 460 feet)
|
|
| Do you know more info?
|
