File:PtolemyWithElephants.jpg

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Coin Legend: King pulled by a Quadriga of Elephants. On a mission to his afterlife.

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Description A rare coin of Ptolemy I, showing himself riding a quadriga of elephants, a reminder of his successful campaigns with Alexander III in India. Displayed at the Grand Palais. Personal photograph 2006.
Date 10 December 2006 (according to Exif data)
Source No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims).
Author No machine-readable author provided. World Imaging assumed (based on copyright claims).

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current06:53, 3 July 2021Thumbnail for version as of 06:53, 3 July 2021601 × 283 (89 KB)Ptyx (talk | contribs)levels
11:48, 10 December 2006Thumbnail for version as of 11:48, 10 December 2006601 × 283 (335 KB)World Imaging (talk | contribs)A rare coin of Ptolemy I, showing himself riding a charriot drawn by elephants, a reminder of his successful campaigns with Alexander in India. Displayed at the Grand Palais. Personal photograph 2006.

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