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Help With Identification - Ptolemy I Soter?

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Dear friends,
Could you help me id that coin?
I believe to be a tetradrachma of Ptolemy I Soter. Am I right?
2.4 cm; 11,7g

Thank you very much!



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Help-With-Identification---Ptolemy-I-Soter?
Help-With-Identification---Ptolemy-I-Soter?
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 Posted 11/06/2017  7:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It is a Ptolemy, but the weight is a little light the edge of the coin might have been clipped or it was struck on a smaller flan. Weight should be over 14 grams.
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Thank you, friend Echizento. I took a look at ACsearch and found this https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2536863
Would it be Ptolemy II?
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 Posted 11/06/2017  7:50 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Actually you are correct Ptolemy II, glad you were able to find a match for your coin.
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Thank you friend. I have learned a lot from you and other friends of this forum!
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