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Coinnewbie3 Valued Member 154 Posts	Posted 06/02/2018 10:39 pm No idea how to even being to look for it Is it a type of greek coin? Is that a galloping horse in the reverse? Cheers! Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 06/02/2018 10:57 pm Quote: No idea how to even being to look for it me neither... "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 06/02/2018 11:05 pm It's some branch of the Ptolemaic dynasty; that is a pretty distinct flan shape that I have seen on provincial late Ptolemaic coins. Maybe Cyprus? Rotate top pic 90 degrees counterclockwise and Zeus' head is pretty clear; also in a pretty distinct style. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 06/02/2018 11:07 pm Compare the portrait to here: http://goccf.com/t/275716 Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/03/2018 06:24 am Wish we had a clearer picture of the second image. The bust does look a bit like a Ptolemaic coin but the first image is not something that is found on that type. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 06/03/2018 09:00 am Actually looking at it after some sleep, it is Cleopatra VII from Cyprus. Rotate 90 degrees counterclockwise and you can make out his arms--the right arm is more straight and holds the grain ears, while the left arm bends at the elbow to hold the staff, with the hand about even with the head. Not a rare coin, but one of the few affordable ways to own a coin of "the" Cleopatra. Nice grab! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinnewbie3 Valued Member 154 Posts	Posted 06/03/2018 10:22 am Wow thanks Whats the obverse head of? Zeus or Ptolemy I any of these a match? https://www.coinarchives.com/f17a98...age00082.jpg http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/gree...s_AE17.1.jpg https://www.coinarchives.com/52426b...age00289.jpg https://www.coinarchives.com/52426b...age00289.jpg https://www.coinarchives.com/958d6a...age00377.jpg https://www.coinarchives.com/a/resu...&results=100 http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/gree...aphos/t.html Cheers again for IDing. Edited by Coinnewbie3 06/03/2018 10:24 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinnewbie3 Valued Member 154 Posts	Posted 06/04/2018 7:59 pm anyone know the exact Cleopatra VII cyprus coin this is? Report this Post to the Staff
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