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MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1574 Posts	Posted 10/31/2018 09:11 am Hi all. Got myself a few ancient Greek coins and have been looking through Sear Greek coins and their values and am still unsure on a) how to date this coin and b) how to tell the difference between the different Ptolemy's. Any pointers welcome. 27mm widest point, 14.5 grams Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34504 Posts	Posted 10/31/2018 3:08 pm @MD71, your coin has some unusual damage to it: the series of peck marks at three o'clock on the obv plus the weird edge scraping from about twelve to three o'clck on the rev. I'm not saying that this means your coin is a fake as a couple millenia have passed since it was struck. However, does it weigh the correct amount? Can you maybe confirm that you got it from a reputable source? As to the dating and attributing, Someone else who is better versed will have to weigh in. I believe that the monograms on the rev are key. "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
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/31/2018 4:22 pm With that long chin I think it might be Ptolemy VI. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 10/31/2018 7:34 pm I believe it's Ptolemy II Philadelphos (285-246 BC), Sidon mint. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/31/2018 8:57 pm Bob PT II was my first thought for me it was a toss up between the two. Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1574 Posts	Posted 11/01/2018 07:03 am Thank you all. The coin, with others came from a good auction house so not too worried about authenticity, though the marks are a bit nasty. So basically is it just down to matching his portrait up? And as Spence pointed out, it's down to the reverse to pin a date to it? Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 11/01/2018 07:31 am Quote: down to the reverse to pin a date to it? As I stated, it's Ptolemy II Philadelphos, from Sidon. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1872835 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2536863 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1500742 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2224511 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2660058 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1485716 Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1574 Posts	Posted 11/01/2018 07:39 am Thank you Bob. Report this Post to the Staff
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