During Ptolemaios II's reign, the material and literary splendour of the Alexandrian court was at its height. He promoted the Museum and Library of Alexandria, and he erected a commemorative stele, the Great Mendes Stela.
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Reverse: 2 eagles standing on lightning left; ΠTOΛEMAIOY_ΒAΣIΛEΩΣ / Λ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 67.19 g
Reverse: eagle with spread wings standing on lightning; ΠΤΟΛEMAIOY ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Θ between eagle's legs
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.14 g
Reverse: eagle with spread wings standing on lightning, Galatian shield left, ΠΤΟΛEMAIOY ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, (ΣΩ) // (XAP), Λ between eagle's legs
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 14 g
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΣΜΑΙΟΥ, Eagle standing left, wings open, head right, no symbol between legs
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 87.5 g
Reverse: eagle standing on lightning left, spread wings; ΠTOΛEMAIOY_ΒAΣIΛEΩΣ / E
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 10.8 g
Reverse: eagle standing on lightning left, spread wings; ΠTOΛEMAIOY_ΒAΣIΛEΩΣ / A
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 10.1 g
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Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt with wings spread; Π above club to left
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 3.69 g
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; to left, ΣΙ
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 14.11 g