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Valued Member
Jordan
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I think its Ptolemy but its very small is it rare, and how much does it worth Its weight about 2.88 grams Size about 1.3 cm   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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The off center dimple on the reverse make me scratch my head a bit.  Dimples are not in alignment with each other. |
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Valued Member
 Jordan
125 Posts |
Could it be an ancient error  |
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 United States
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Odd looking Ptolimaic type. Looks like an ancient imitation IMO.
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Valued Member
Jordan
125 Posts |
Any help identifying this strange Dimples misalignment.iv made a search and there is no information about this.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
There has been a few theories advanced by numismatic scholars as to why the dimples exist on Ptolemaic bronze coins.
To my way of thinking, the most plausible explanation is that
they are centering holes for an ancient form of lathe, that was used to smooth the surface of the blank before being struck into a coin. That would explain why the dimples should align with each other from opposite sides of the coin.
The dimples are sufficiently deep enough to have survived the striking process.
It is also worthy of note that the have angled edges, where the diameter on one side of the coin is less than the other, and the the coins are almost perfectly round, which is unusual for an ancient coin. It seems that the blank may have been poured hot into a dished mold.
They were then adjusted for weight, and at the same time, the surface of the blank was smoothed, (noted above).
This would explain why almost all of the design detail is evenly struck up, which is also unusual for large ancient bronze coins.
Edited by sel_69l
06/02/2018 12:45 am
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Valued Member
Jordan
125 Posts |
So what is this coin is it a new discovery.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
I feel that this coin is most probably a copy made for tourists.
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Jordan
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I don't think it's a copy no one would make such a small coin for tourists that no one will buy secondly its for sure an ancient struck
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Rest in Peace
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One odd point is the split on the flan, looks like it was doctored to be that way after the fact, not upon strike. And, any coins of that era have centered holes. That right there is the preponderance of proof needed to say it is 99.99% chance of being fake. there was probably extended dots on the dies to line them up to hammer them.. Yes, they make all kinds of "tourist" coins, gimmicks everywhere!
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Valued Member
Jordan
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Edited by ateyat
06/02/2018 8:46 pm
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United States
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I think at this point you just might want to take it to a museum in your area to have an expert check it out. No-a-days it's very easy for a forger to make a coin that looks so real that experts have a difficult telling. IMO the coin looks too crude for what is normally seen on Ptolemaic coinage.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Genuine looking man made aging and patination on a copy coin is very easy achieve.
That is why I never even bothered to consider this aspect of this coin's presentation.
Much easier to just look at the coin itself.
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06/03/2018 12:32 am
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Russian Federation
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IMO the coin looks too crude for what is normally seen on Ptolemaic coinage. Not even remotely an expert, but  and seconding the ancient imitation theory. If nothing else, I doubt that a geniune Ptolemaic would ever have the dimple that far off center. Definitely worth sending to an expert, however. |
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Valued Member
Jordan
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I think its an ancient imitation
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Canada
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Posted 06/01/2018 07:56 am
