{"product_id":"ancient-egyptian-coin-of-pharoah-nektanebo-ii-circa-361-343-bc","title":"Ancient Egyptian coin of Pharoah Nektanebo II circa 361-343 BC","description":"\u003cp\u003eNektanebo II \u003cbr\u003eSize: 12mm Weight: 2.06 grams \u003cbr\u003eMemphis mint?\u003cbr\u003eObverse: Ram running left, head reverted \u003cbr\u003eReverse: Scale in the form of a balance beam and suspended pans \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eWeisars attribution to Egypt is now disputed. Kevin Butcher ' coinage of Roman Syria ( 2004 ) pg.405.11 attributes this issue to North Syria, struck in the 3rd cent AD. The issue may belong to a mint in North Syria but if so late why is it anepigraphic?; Roman issues from this period usually have Greek or Latin legends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNectanebo II (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egyptian_language\" title=\"Egyptian language\"\u003eEgyptian\u003c\/a\u003e: \u003cspan title=\"Ancient Egyptian-language text\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/n%E1%B8%ABt\" title=\"wikt:nḫt\"\u003eNḫt\u003c\/a\u003e-Ḥr-Ḥbt\u003c\/span\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ancient_Greek_language\" title=\"Ancient Greek language\"\u003eAncient Greek\u003c\/a\u003e: \u003cspan lang=\"grc\"\u003eΝεκτανεβώς\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan title=\"Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language romanization\"\u003eNectanebos\u003c\/span\u003e) was the last native ruler of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ancient_Egypt\" title=\"Ancient Egypt\"\u003eancient Egypt\u003c\/a\u003e, as well as the third and last \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pharaoh\" title=\"Pharaoh\"\u003epharaoh\u003c\/a\u003e of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thirtieth_Dynasty_of_Egypt\" title=\"Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt\"\u003eThirtieth Dynasty\u003c\/a\u003e, reigning from 358 to c.340 BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the reign of Nectanebo II, Egyptian artists developed a specific style that left a distinctive mark on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Relief\" title=\"Relief\"\u003ereliefs\u003c\/a\u003e of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ptolemaic_Kingdom\" title=\"Ptolemaic Kingdom\"\u003ePtolemaic Kingdom\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nectanebo_II#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMy%C5%9Bliwiec2000173-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e Like his indirect predecessor \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nectanebo_I\" title=\"Nectanebo I\"\u003eNectanebo I\u003c\/a\u003e, Nectanebo II showed enthusiasm for many of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cult_(religious_practice)\" title=\"Cult (religious practice)\"\u003ecults\u003c\/a\u003e of the gods within \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ancient_Egyptian_religion\" title=\"Ancient Egyptian religion\"\u003eancient Egyptian religion\u003c\/a\u003e, and more than a hundred Egyptian sites bear evidence of his attention.\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nectanebo_II#cite_note-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor several years, Nectanebo II was successful in keeping Egypt safe from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Achaemenid_Empire\" title=\"Achaemenid Empire\"\u003eAchaemenid Empire\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nectanebo_II#cite_note-8\"\u003e[8]\u003c\/a\u003e However, he was betrayed by his former servant, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mentor_of_Rhodes\" title=\"Mentor of Rhodes\"\u003eMentor of Rhodes\u003c\/a\u003e, and ultimately defeated. The Achaemenids occupied \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Memphis,_Egypt\" title=\"Memphis, Egypt\"\u003eMemphis\u003c\/a\u003e and then seized the rest of Egypt, incorporating the country into the Achaemenid Empire under \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Artaxerxes_III\" title=\"Artaxerxes III\"\u003eArtaxerxes III\u003c\/a\u003e. Nectanebo fled south.\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nectanebo_II#cite_note-9\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e His subsequent fate is unknown. He was the last native Egyptian to rule over Ancient Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cerberus Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45400892637363,"sku":"4544","price":135.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/2319\/4547\/files\/4544.jpg?v=1775193429","url":"https:\/\/www.cerberuscoins.com\/products\/ancient-egyptian-coin-of-pharoah-nektanebo-ii-circa-361-343-bc","provider":"Cerberus Ancient Coins and Antiquities","version":"1.0","type":"link"}