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EGYPT, SILVER TETRADRACHM OF ALEXANDER III, Memphis, ca. 332-323 BC, 17.163g, 12h. Price 3964. Very rare. Attractively toned. Perfectly centered and struck in high relief. Minor graffito on reverse. Of wonderful style with the elusive khnum symbol. Good extremely fine. Privately acquired from Tradart
When Alexander destroyed Tyre, most of the cities toward Egypt quickly capitulated. Arrived in Jerusalem, Alexander was shown the Book of Daniel's prophecy, which described a Greek king who would conquer the Persian Empire. He spared Jerusalem and pushed south into Egypt, where he was regarded as a liberator and declared son of the god Ammon at the Oracle of Siwa. During his stay in Egypt, he founded Alexandria, which would become the prosperous capital of the Ptolemaic kingdom after his death.
When Alexander destroyed Tyre, most of the cities toward Egypt quickly capitulated. Arrived in Jerusalem, Alexander was shown the Book of Daniel's prophecy, which described a Greek king who would conquer the Persian Empire. He spared Jerusalem and pushed south into Egypt, where he was regarded as a liberator and declared son of the god Ammon at the Oracle of Siwa. During his stay in Egypt, he founded Alexandria, which would become the prosperous capital of the Ptolemaic kingdom after his death.