Post your Egyptian coins

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i want the kind with pyramids and ancient Egyptians on modern coins

what year range would have this design

 

thank you for your enormous contribution to this thread

 

mine has almost the same scratches in the same place thats odd

 

There are a vast number of Egypt coins as you have described. You really must look at the 1900-2000 Krause catalog to appreciate this vast number of coins.

 

I posted this as a teaser. The sphinx always has those scratches because they are part of the design.

 

I am glad that you like it:smile Can't say that an Egyptian coins is my favorite numismatic thread, but I have a few coins...

 

he was just giving the ancient coins a interesting mysterious story is all. geez some ancient coin collectors are to touchy. if you insult him enough he might never wanna collect ancient coins. all you had to say was...."that scanario was/is highly unlikely." :rolling:,:fish:

 

The same scratches are on the sphinx on the smaller brass coin to the upper-left.

 

i was not aware of that

 

i have 1 roman and 1 ottoman silver id eventual like more i think i want some ancient Egyptian now to put on the same page as my Egyptian silver coin

 

MAXIMIANUS Potin Tetradrachm
OBV: MAΞIMIANOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
REV: Homonoia standing left, probably not holding anything in right hand & cornucopiae in left hand, L-G across fields
Struck at Alexandria, Egypt, 286-305 AD
7.28g, 18mm
Milne 5072

 

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS AR Denarius
OBV: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, his laureate head rt
REV: BONI EVENTVS, Boni Eventus standing left holding basket of fruit & corn ears
Struck at Alexandria, Egypt, 194 AD
2.04g, 16.5mm
RIC 347

 

AURELIAN Potin Tetradrachm
OBV: AUT K L D AURHLIANOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
REV: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wreath in beak, D/L (year 4) left, star right
Struck at Alexandria, Egypt, 29 Aug 272 - 28 Aug 273 A.D.
7.73g, 21mm
Dattari (Savio) 5470-1; Milne 4381-2; Emmett 3922

 

PROBUS Potin Tetradrachm
OBV: A K M AVP PPO-BOC CEB, laureate cuirassed bust right
REV: L to left, Γ to right, eagle standing left, head right with wreath in its beak
Struck at Alexandria, Egypt, 277-78 AD
6.78g, 19mm
Milne 4566, Emmett 3985

 

I like that reverse on the last two coins bing. There's one I've been looking at that I will pickup when I have the chance (if it's still available by then).

 

great looking coin. I would like to learn what I am reading in your description of this coin. can you break it down for me to know what I am reading ? the "Dattari (Savio) 5470-1; Milne 4381-2; Emmett 3922" part ....thanks in advance. off to work now. bye.

 

First, just in case you don't understand the word "potin". It means a bronze alloy with high tin content. The last line in all my descriptions are the references to the particular coin. For most Roman Imperial coins the reference will be RIC or Roman Imperial Coins and a number. For provincial coins such as these, the references are varied.

I hope this helps.

VK: I love these Egyptian Tets and the cost for decent examples is not prohibitive.

 

Silver Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I Soter, founder of the Ptolemaic Kingdom
Obv:– Diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis
Rev:– ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, monogram left
Minted in Alexandria, B.C. 294
Reference:– Svoronos 236, SNG Cop 75
14.379g, 29.9mm, 0o

The following notes were provided by the dealer in their catalog description.
"Struck on a briefly used standard of 21-attic obols. Broad flan. Overstruck over an Alexander tetradrachm, which had a banker's mark. Undertype visible at 4:00 on obverse. Minor chip. Rare overstrike!"

The coin has the signature of the Delta artist behind the ear (between the ear and the first curl near the neck). This artist was a master craftsman and was responsible for some coins of high artistry at Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I (possibly into the early reign of Ptolemy II) and produced from quite early in the reign, including one of the iconic elephant's skin headdress tetradrachm.

 

That's a beauty Martin