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sukie_bapswent New Member United Kingdom 17 Posts	Posted 04/29/2014 08:51 am Hi everyone, Am I right in saying that this is: a coin with a head of Zeus on the obverse and no inscription, and on the reverse an eagle facing left with [something] BASILEWS. The object in front of the eagle seems to be a club or trunk? 23mm diameter, 3.5mm thick. Thanks for any thoughts :) * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 04/29/2014 09:52 am looks like this coin : http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sg/sg7843.html http://wildwinds.com/coins/greece/e...my_II/t.html http://wildwinds.com/coins/greece/e...y_III/t.html http://wildwinds.com/coins/greece/e...my_IV/t.html or even some of : http://wildwinds.com/coins/greece/e...emy_V/t.html Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/29/2014 11:38 am The coin is a Ptolemy, but which one is difficult to say. It looks like someone polished this coin. I'm going to move it over to the Ancient coin section for a better chance of getting an ID. Report this Post to the Staff
ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 04/29/2014 12:03 pm Here's the best site for learning about and attributing Ptolemaic coins: http://www.ptolemybronze.com/ ...and their page showing the bronzes: http://www.megagem.com/ancient/ptolemy_series.html ...and their handy attribution guide: http://www.megagem.com/ancient/ptolemaer.html Report this Post to the Staff
sukie_bapswent New Member United Kingdom 17 Posts	Posted 04/29/2014 1:27 pm Hmm then my guess is Sv 838; http://www.megagem.com/ancient/ptol...gae558_r.jpg / http://www.megagem.com/ancient/ptol...gae558_o.jpg Would you agree? Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/29/2014 1:37 pm It looks pretty close to a match. Report this Post to the Staff
sukie_bapswent New Member United Kingdom 17 Posts	Posted 04/29/2014 1:54 pm Thanks; and thanks so much for guiding me to the answer over just telling me :) Report this Post to the Staff
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