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Moderator
 United States
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TIF, didn't know you had some many, beautiful collection.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4971 Posts |
yeah, some sweet ptolemy coins here.
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Valued Member
Canada
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 this one is mine, I bought the cheapest still identifiable one I could find- -- 43 grams 37 mm anyone know what what the lines are that are going all around it? |
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Pillar of the Community
Italy
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@arnoldoe .You could always use it as a weapon  . |
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Pillar of the Community
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Yours in in wonderful shape comnpared to mine above. Apart from the countermark which is clearly Ptolemaic mine would grade as Poor-1.
Those lines on yours look like harsh cleaning. If you decide to soak the coin for some time, most of it should vanish.
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Moderator
United States
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Yeah, probably a wire brush.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Moderator
United States
23731 Posts |
That coin looks like it still has quite a bit of dirt on it, give it a soak in distilled water or olive oil for a couple of weeks to see if it removes some of it. Depending on how hick the dirt is you might have to let is soak for a long time.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You know arnoldoe that you are not even noticing that it has some sort of a 'counterstamp' on the reverse.
It appears to be some sort of "cat" perhaps ? Counterstamped bronzes are very desirable.
If you can do some conservation on it the coin might be a very nice find.
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Pillar of the Community
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That is the quite common Cornucopia countermark as I see it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3443 Posts |
I know next to nothing about countermarked ancients.
I picked up a Claudius sestertius recently because it had a Nero mark on it.
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Pillar of the Community
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I only have the one - but I like it!   |
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Valued Member
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That's awesome, Topcat!
Erin
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Pillar of the Community
United States
567 Posts |
I remember when I bought my Ptolemy, it was so exciting to have such a giant coin, I still love it, they are wonderful coins.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thank-you, Erin.
I really do hope that your 'first' one turns up.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Thanks, Topcat. I really hope so too!
Erin
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