Ophellas was part of Alexander's fleet that sailed down the Indus in 326 BC.Coin of Ophellas, as Ptolemaic governor of Cyrene, first reign, circa 322-313 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.57 g, 11h). Coin struck by Polianthes, magistrate. ObvNike, driving fast quadriga right, holding kentron and reins. RevZeus Ammon standing left, holding patera and lotus-tipped sceptre; thymiaterion to left, [Π]OΛIANΘEYΣ to right.Cyrene coin struck under Ophellas as Ptolemaic governor. Circa 322-313 BC. Æ 19mm (8.14 gm). Horse running right; star above / NIKWNOS, six-spoked wheel.Cyrene coin struck under Ophellas as Ptolemaic governor, first reign, circa 322-313 BC. Æ Unit (25mm, 11.14 g, 9h). Head of Ammon right / Wheel in perspective.Ophellas, Ptolemaic Governor. Second reign, 312-309 BC. AV Tenth Stater (7mm, 0.86 g, 7h). Polianthes, magistrate. Head of Zeus Ammon left; [KY to right] / Head of female (Nike or Libya) right, hair tied in bun above, with ties handing below; Π-[O] flanking neck.
Ophellas or Ophelas (fl. c. 350 – 308 BC) was a ancient Macedonian soldier and politician. Born in Pella in Macedonia, he was a member of the expeditionary army of Alexander the Great in Asia, and later acted as Ptolemaic governor of Cyrene. His father's name was Seilenus.[1]
^Arrian, Indica 18.3; Arrian, Successors 1.17. Heckel, Waldemar (2009). Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 184–5. ISBN9781405188395.
