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These Ptolemy coins can be quite large. Did you know that Carthage minted some of the biggest coins ever...oh yea wait...nevermind...
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awsome, biggest ancient coin I've ever seen! Didnt you feel tempted to keep it? Only a little bit. I kept the 48mm from Stack's Bowers, from the Professor James Eaton collection. I liked the patina better and it has awesome provenance. I was afraid he'd really want it and because of his generosity I would've felt obligated to let him buy that one. I might've forgotten to tell him about the rockin' provenance  . I figured the "I've got the biggest one" factor would please him. Hey, I never posted better pics of that coin, did I? Let me correct that oversight   EGYPT, Ptolemy II Philadelphus. 285-246 BC AE, 48 mm, 91.8 gm. (note: elsewhere I said 47.5. Remeasured, it just makes 48mm.) Obv: laureate head of Zeus Ammon right Rev: eagle standing left on thunderbolt looking right, wings partly spread, E monogram between eagle's legs Ref: Sear 7782 ex Professor James Eaton Collection; from Stack's Bowers August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money. Professor Eaton acquired this coin in the late 1800's and it stayed in his family until this sale.
Same question regarding attribution-- is it Ptolemy II or Ptolemy III? Another shot to emphasize the massive size. Compared to a 9 mm Klazomenai pigasus:  Quote:
These Ptolemy coins can be quite large. Did you know that Carthage minted some of the biggest coins ever...oh yea wait...nevermind... Noob, you're never going to forgive me for finding that 15 Shekel, are you? I've been checking Great Collections for ancients regularly since then and haven't come across anything close to that in terms of a good deal. What few ancients they have are mostly unremarkable and overpriced. And slabbed (shudder). It was just a once in a lifetime thing, I guess |
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What you found a 15 shekel?!?! Sorry I found it so tramatic that I had surpressed the original memory of you posting such a coin.
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Try Shekelholics Anonymous. They can help.
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AE As Castulo The seller listed this at 33mm 28.3 grams Actual size ...... 35mm 28.96 grams !   Best of all was the price ! A whopping $7.56 |
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Fantastic, FR! I've been eyeing that type recently. Several are on the block in the next few weeks.
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cool FR...i dig those castulo coins!
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Here's a nice lunker  EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian, 117-138 ADÆ Drachm, 35 mm, 24.8 gm Regnal year 15 (130/1 AD) Obv: AVT KAI TPAI ADPIA CEB; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind Rev: Hadrian standing left, togate, holding sceptre, greeted by Alexandria, clad in elephant's skin headdress, chiton, and peplos, holding two grain ears in her left hand, and kissing Hadrian's extended right hand; L-IE (date) below. Ref: Emmett 964(15) This coin commemorates Hadrian's visit to Alexandria in 130 AD. His beloved companion, Antinoüs, drowned in the Nile on the trip. The circumstances are unclear and some historians suggest it was an intentional sacrifice. Hadrian mourned the loss of his lover. Antinoüs was deified, a cult began, and the city of Antinopolis was established on the Nile's bank not far from where he drowned. |
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I need to win the lottery :)
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FR, you got that Castulo coin? I was watching it go, but couldnt really justify it (I thought the seller meant to say 25mm).
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nice choclate brown lunker TIF,i could just eat that one up! mice and thick to....even better.
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Ya'll seen this one before...but I found my self playing with it today and decided that it was Big enough for the thread... Italy, Sicily, Syracuse Bronze Litra 29.2 mm x 25.16 grams Struck 405-367 BC Time of Dyontysios I to the Third Democracy Obverse: Head of Athena left in Corinthian helmet decorated with the olive wreath- Greek Script- SYRA Reverse; Octopus between two dolphins. ref: Calciati pg. 128 62/70; SNGANS 454 SNG Morcom 697 Sear #1189 Note : Scarce early bronze coin with intact legend of Syracuse. Cast globular flan. Looks like a rock.   Edited by Ancientnoob
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how big is that one AN? 27 mm?
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