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18 Karat Gold Bracelet Featuring a Silver Coin of Ptolemy II - FJ.7164
Origin: Egypt
Circa: 285
BC
to 246
BC
Collection: Coin Jewelry
Style: Greek Coin Bracelet
Medium: Gold and Silver
$5,600.00
Location: United States
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Ptolemy 2 Philadelphus
(309- 246 BCE) King of Egypt 285-246 and
second in the Ptolemaic dynasty.
He was the son of Ptolemy 1, the founder of the
dynasty, and Berenice 1.
At the time of his assumption of power, Egypt
held a firm grip on Cyprus, Phoenicia and
Palestine. Through his reign, Ptolemy extended
the Egyptian empire into Nubia and the Arabian
peninsula. At periods, Cyrenaica was also under
Egyptian control.
It was during his reign that Egypt established
itself as the maritime power of the Mediterranean
Sea, as a result of wars fought against the
Seleucids.
On the home ground, among Ptolemy's main
achievements were to improve state control over
Egyptian agriculture.
Culture prospered under Ptolemy, with rich
achievements centered around the court in
Alexandria. The library of Alexandria prospered
under him, too.
He has succeeded by his son, Ptolemy 3.
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