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FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 05/23/2018 7:35 pm Small change ! 13mm 2.54 grams Still not sure about attribution ...... Perhaps one of our "hounds" can trace the scent Report this Post to the Staff

FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 05/23/2018 8:24 pm Just the week before I picked up this "mini" Ptolemy I believe from what I read that it is attributed to Bodrum in Turkey although some have identified Acre as the source Either Ptolemy III or Ptolemy IV (but who is counting ?) 3.52 grams 17mm "tripod" series Nice green color too ...... Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 05/23/2018 8:30 pm I suspect it's a trident, not tripod in the left reverse field. Ptolemy III, Trident Series, would be my guess. Size is right. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/23/2018 8:39 pm From one extreme to the next. Very nice. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 05/23/2018 8:40 pm Mssr Bob L I never thought I would ever say this in a thousand years ...... I think you are mistaken ! Svoronos 793 http://ptolemybronze.com/ptolemy_series.html Edited by FVRIVS RVFVS 05/23/2018 8:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 05/23/2018 8:50 pm Typo, meant "Trident Series" (5) Point I was trying to make is that there is a single line in the left field that appears to me to be a trident, not tripod, as in these examples, 12 and 15 mm respectively: http://ptolemybronze.com/ptolemy/gae320_r.jpg http://ptolemybronze.com/ptolemy/gae722_r.jpg Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 05/23/2018 8:52 pm Bob L, Instead of posting a correction, please read this CCF FAQ about editing your post the next time: https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/faq.asp#edit Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 05/23/2018 8:54 pm Ahhhhh Confusionism I thought you were referring to coin #2 Yes it is likely that #1 is a trident Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 05/23/2018 8:57 pm Thanks, Fuzzy. FR, for comparison. Bit of crud on the OP coin, but looks like it might be a trident rather than tripod.: Edited by Kamnaskires 05/23/2018 8:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 05/23/2018 9:02 pm We "is" in agreement on this Report this Post to the Staff
Doctorwho2485 Valued Member New Zealand 292 Posts	Posted 05/24/2018 8:26 pm very nice,awesome coins FVRIVS RVFVS Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 05/24/2018 8:57 pm I am beginning to think I should break a little from just collecting Romans. I am liking these coins! Question: I see a lot of these with the round indentations in the center, does this have to do with the minting process? Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 05/24/2018 9:38 pm Quote: I see a lot of these with the round indentations in the center, does this have to do with the minting process? Those are sometimes called centration dimples. If you search the term here at CCF, you'll see a number of threads touched upon the subject. Here are two good ones: http://goccf.com/t/58188 http://goccf.com/t/160355 Doug Smith offers some speculation on centration dimples on some Roman provincials here: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/nu...on%20Dimples Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 05/25/2018 08:56 am travelcoin I believe any collector of the "unusual" should have at least one Ptolemaic bronze in the collection. I try to "restrict" my personal collecting to Roman bronzes But Alexander (Herakles lionskin) gets a special exemption ......... as does Ptolemy (Zeus Ammon) The intermediate sized Ptolemy's (30-40 gram range) are relatively common and can be found in better than Fine condition for under $100 As always patience is a virtue ! If you shop long enough you might find a real nice one for half ! Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 05/25/2018 8:08 pm Hopefully I will add one to my collection and post! Bob read the threads - thanks Report this Post to the Staff
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