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pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 09/08/2013 11:47 am 26mm 15g Does this look right, or fake? Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/08/2013 12:05 pm The coin looks fine to me, though there looks like there might have been a partial hole that has been filled on the reverse. Still an excellent coin and one I wouldn't mine owning. Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 09/08/2013 12:10 pm Thanks, I will put a bid in. I think it might go higher than I am willing! Report this Post to the Staff
Dutchgulden Pillar of the Community Netherlands 1204 Posts	Posted 09/08/2013 12:31 pm This is not the famous Cleopatra of Julius and Marc Antony, this Cleopatra lived approximately 150 years earlier for your info ;-) They named their children Ptolemy and Cleopatra for genarations. The well known Cleopatra is the VII th. Anyways a nice coin! Edited by Dutchgulden 09/08/2013 12:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 09/08/2013 2:00 pm Dutch, I liked the look of the coin and Cleo looks quite attractive. The well known Cleo was as ugly as sin from what I have read, not like Liz Taylor at all :) Report this Post to the Staff
augustus1 Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 09/08/2013 4:02 pm It is Cleopatra I, not the famous Cleopatra VII. Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 09/08/2013 4:23 pm Sellers description: THIS IS A FANTASTIC AND RARE LARGE TETRADRACHM COIN OF PTOLEMY V EPIPHANES--210-180 BC.THE OBVERSE SHOWS CLEOPATRA Ist WITH THE HEAD OF 'ISIS' CROWNED WITH GRAIN.THE REVERSE SHOWS AN EAGLE WITH SPREAD WINGS STANDING ON A THUNDERBOLT. EPIPHANES V IS ACTUALLY MENTIONED ON THE ROSETTA STONE AS GIVING THE TEMPLES MANY NEW PRIVILEGES IN ORDER TO KEEP HIS PEOPLE HAPPY.THE COIN MEASURES--26MM IN DIAMATER AND WEIGHS APROX--15 1/2 GRAMS.A GREAT AND RARE COIN TO ADD TO ANY COLLECTION. Report this Post to the Staff
Dutchgulden Pillar of the Community Netherlands 1204 Posts	Posted 09/08/2013 5:18 pm Haha youre right I suppose the attraction had more to do with wealth and power Report this Post to the Staff
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