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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Hello,Dear Members! Could you, please, help me to identify this coin? Thank you!   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Moderator
 United States
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@sofia, those old Ptolemy Drachms are like copper hockey pucks, huh? Can you please add the diameter and weight for this coin to this thread while I move it over to the ancients subforum? Others there can weigh in with more details.
"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
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United States
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One of my favorite coin types. Depending on the size and weight and reverse markings it will determine which ruler it is. Here is and outstanding link that will help you figure it out: http://ptolemybronze.com/ |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Thanks for the link. Most appreciated.
(Click on coin photos t the top of the text)
The best information with pictures I have seen for de mystifying this series.
Edited by sel_69l
04/25/2020 8:46 pm
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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The coin diameter is 3.5 cm and the weight is 41.5 grams. My scale might be a few grams wrong. Thank you
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Do you think it might be a Ptolemy IV? Is this coin a rare one? What do you think its value might be? I found it in a box, together with other coins I got from an Auction and I was very fond of it from the beginning.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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The coin diameter is 3.5 cm and the weight is 41.5 grams.
Can anyone advise , please, if it'a Ptolemy IV?
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United States
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@sofia, was that your thinking after using the PtolemAE software on the website recommended by @echizento?
"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
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks to be Svoronos 974
Attributed to Ptolemy IV
The E between legs of the eagle and the cornucopia makes it fairly easy to narrow down
Looks like a hole drilled into reverse ?
The obverse and reverse "dimples" belong on these
The drilled hole does not
The coin is not terribly valuable
Anywhere between 50 or 100 USD
But the hole doesn't help that when selling
Still a rather nice coin and a hole can be less obnoxious than having corrosion or scraped surfaces
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