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FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 08:32 am Well I shy away from almost all silver (Lucernae did have me tempted though ! It was a near thing.) With the exception of a few distant 'ancestors'(ie CORDIVS RVFVS, MINVCIVS RVFVS, SERVIVS RVFVS) I rarely even look at the silver coins ! They can be mesmerizing ! Too many distractions and as I can't afford to buy all the coins I try to limit myself to bronze. The sole exception I make are Folli of the Tetrarchy period which while either silver washed or Billon alloy are essentially glorified AE's Report this Post to the Staff
Johndakerftw Valued Member Canada 93 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 10:53 am Thanks so much for the discussion, very informative! I was wondering what that dimple was for. Thanks for sharing your photos too. I hope to get more Ptolemys in the future. I'd love to get one that's 70g +. You guys rock! Erin Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 11:47 am mine http://www.tantaluscoins.com/coins/105989.php Report this Post to the Staff
Johndakerftw Valued Member Canada 93 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 2:48 pm That is really nice, pishpash! How much are the bigger sized ones? I've seen that the can be as big as 90 gs! Erin Report this Post to the Staff
Dutchgulden Pillar of the Community Netherlands 1204 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 3:25 pm Congrats! Welcome to the club here is mine: Report this Post to the Staff
ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 4:37 pm Congratulations! I love these Ptolemaic bronzes and only a few days ago put together a virtual tray of mine. Total weight of the pictured coins: 40 grams shy of a pound! The largest measures 48mm and weighs 91.8 gm. The smallest is 20 mm and 6.6 gm. All of this particular assortment were struck in Alexandria except for the coin at the bottom right which was struck in Sidon under Ptolemy II. A shot comparing the largest coin with my smallest coin, a 5 mm silver coin from the Pangeion region of Macedonia, circa 5th century BCE (that's a monkey on the obverse): Report this Post to the Staff
Augustus Maximus Pillar of the Community Italy 1790 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 4:41 pm Wow ! Report this Post to the Staff
Johndakerftw Valued Member Canada 93 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 10:12 pm Holy cow! That is awesome! Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 10:19 pm Ptolemy coins are big and thick. I remember those two coins you posted before ThisIsFun. Very cool comparison! swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 10:33 pm Here an assortment of some loose change from Ptolemaic Cyprus around a near cull with ~36mm diameter (got it for the nice counterstamp): Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 10:42 pm TIF, didn't know you had some many, beautiful collection. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4971 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 10:44 pm yeah, some sweet ptolemy coins here. Report this Post to the Staff
arnoldoe Valued Member Canada 266 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 10:50 pm 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? Report this Post to the Staff
Augustus Maximus Pillar of the Community Italy 1790 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 10:51 pm @arnoldoe .You could always use it as a weapon . Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 10:55 pm 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. Report this Post to the Staff
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