unknown coin from poor family

as all knows i always finding my own coins , so i don't buy it from website like others
any way i found this coin in an old house , and i didn't know this kind of script on the coin or any information , so if there someone knows any think i appreciate your help

 

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this it

 

Based on your pictures...nope, can't help.

 

need images, please

 

It's a Russian coin.

 

i don't know why it doesn't upload aim trying

 

you didn't see it to say its Russian *_*

 

here is it

 

The inscription is a crude form of Greek.
It reads BACILEOS PTOLEMAIOY. (the o's often are very small). So: of King Ptolemaios of Egypt.

Don't know this coin, looks like a local copy of an official issue.

 

I agree it looks like a local copy. They even tried to copy the dimple Ptolemaic coins used, but the dimple on this one is not correct either.

 

you are the best thank you so much

 

thanks lot but what it mean local copy ?? do you mean they made it in libya ?

 

iam so lucky to be in this website and with some nice people like you guys thanks for your help and please if you got any more information it will be lovely

 

That would add to the interest if it was made in Carthage/ Libya.

 

Is there a reason we only see one side of the coin? The style is certainly not contemporary Ptolemaic Egyptian so the idea of it being Libyan and possibly later than the original is quite strong. Seeing the reverse and having weights and measurements might help but none of us here are skilled in local copies. We can tell you what the coin is not (original to the place and time of the type and inscription) but telling what it is will be much more difficult.

 

Is it just me, or does this also strike anyone else as looking similar to Sabean/Himyarite? It could be just the nature of derivative coins. If the OP had not mentioned Lybia, I would have suspected this coin might have come from modern day Yemen/Southern Saudi.

 

i found this website and picture of Ptolemaios coin the Small one on right is similar


http://www.acsearch.info/ext_image.html?id=496254

 

yes you are right sir iam so sorry its just i didn't clean the other side of coin but i will try to put a photo of it as soon as i can and thank you for your time its an honor to meet someone can help me

 

yes i agree with you