TYPE Ancient Greece, Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter (struck 310-305 BC?), bronze AE14
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Head of Alexander the Great to right
Rev: Eagle standing to left, wings open, Greek legend PTOLEMAIOU [VASILEOS] ("of King Ptolemy")
REFERENCE: Cop 39
GRADING: AVF / F+, dark green patina w/ highlights
ORDER INFO: G1458, $28
Even though no specific reference to Zeus is explicit here, the presence of his key sacred animal - the eagle - always brings associations of the Olympic leader, particularly since his veneration in Ptolemaic Egypt is obvious from the monetary issues.