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Tim1969 New Member United Kingdom 4 Posts	Posted 10/06/2013 07:26 am My grandfather collected coins and identified this one with ? Philip. Any further information would be gratefully received Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 10/06/2013 07:41 am Tim1969: to the CCF! Unfortunately, this is a bronze tourist copy of an Egyptian gold oktadrachm. (8 drachm) The style of the reverse most obviously gives it away. Some may have been tempted to gold plate them, just to make them appear just a little bit more desirable. Edited by sel_69l 10/06/2013 08:56 am Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 10/06/2013 08:29 am It may be a replica, but the coin it represents depicts a queen, not a king! The reverse reads Arsinoes Philadelphou in Greek, for Arsinoe II (316-270 BCE), wife of Ptolemy II, who was known as Ptolemy Philadelphus because he and Arsinoe were both husband and wife, and brother and sister. Welcome to the forum from philadelphian (not that kind of philadelphian!) Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/06/2013 1:07 pm I agree a with Sel it is a tourist copy. Report this Post to the Staff
Tim1969 New Member United Kingdom 4 Posts	Posted 10/07/2013 5:17 pm That's great info guys, thanks. As I novice I am finding these forums valuable. We are enjoying researching and identifying the more obvious ones ourselves and posting on here the ones we struggle with. Thanks again T Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 10/07/2013 10:58 pm Tim1969 Your 'coin' is well worth keeping. To have an original of one of these is to have a very rare gold coin that would be estimated typically at GBP 5,000 at auction. Perhaps this piece could be your introduction in into the very interesting world of ancient numismatics. Scholars have earned their pHd's from Oxford in ancient numismatics! Ancient coins need not be expensive: some very nice bronze coins of the the late Roman period can be had for as little as five pounds. Report this Post to the Staff
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