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Ptolemy I

Ptolemy I
Egyptian King Ptolemy I was a general in the army of Alexander the Great and later founded the famous Library of Alexandria. This Greek coin from around 300 bc, featuring the profile of Ptolemy I, is at the Israel Museum in Jersalem.
Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY
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