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rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 03/22/2020 1:49 pm Thanks for looking. I think this is Ptolemy II - Head of Ptolemy right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAOY, Eagle standing left with closed wings. Weight is approx 10.9gms and diameter approx 25mm. Please can anyone let me know what the unit is and any further classification if known ? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 03/22/2020 2:09 pm Light for a tet, but I would imagine that's what it is. Ouch -rough tooling in the hair on the obverse - some of the gouges go right into the rim. See: https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...usd&company= Report this Post to the Staff
rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 03/22/2020 2:57 pm Thank you Bob that's very helpful. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/22/2020 3:23 pm I don't believe this is a genuine example, if it is it has been tooled as Bob said and a false patina has been added. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34426 Posts	Posted 03/22/2020 3:32 pm @RD, could you please add a couple pics of the edge of the coin to this thread? The surface is a smidge porous, but I'm wondering if we can see better evidence of it being cast. "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
rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 03/22/2020 3:55 pm Coin is slightly concave. Edge pics Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 03/22/2020 9:30 pm It's a "dud" Clear evidence of casting sprue filed away Casting in silver generally gives 10% shrinkage thus the weight problem Flat edge indicates casting sprue Report this Post to the Staff
rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 03/23/2020 03:04 am Many thanks to all. Report this Post to the Staff
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