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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     720988      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient Africa Region:     EGYPT, PHARONIC Issuer:     Nektanebo II Date Ruled:     361-343 BC Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 20 Diameter:     20 mm Weight:     2.34 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     Ram running left, head reverted Reverse Description:     Scales Primary Reference:     Weiser 1 Reference2:     Howgego pl. 9, 192 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=84756 Grade:     VF, dark green-brown patina Notes:     Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 988 Extremely rare, the fourth known. Nekht-her-hebet, or Nektanebo II as he was known to the Greeks, was the nephew of Pharaoh Tachos (Djed-her). Placed in command of the Egyptian army in Syria during the Satrapal Revolt, he turned his troops against his own king and took Egypt by force. In 351-350 BC he repelled a Persian invasion but was driven from his throne in 344-343 BC by a second assault. He fled Egypt, found refuge in Ethiopia, and retained control of Upper Egypt for another few years.

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