Weighing 66.72 g. the following bronze coin is the biggest and heaviest one in my collection. I know that it dates back far in History at the time of Ptolemy, I guess. It might need some cleaning, but I dare not touch it. Thanks for any comment.
My biggest coin is from my 1969 Proof Set (1000 Schillings) Uganda/ Visit of Pope Paul VI to Kampala 138g. 68mm. There where 4 gold 6 silver in set. Won the set from Stacks auction for $2400!
Egypt Egypt Ptolemy IV 221-205 BC AE Tet 40mm 7.2mm thick 69.5g Zeus Ammon Eagle Egypt Ptolemy III AE Tet 41mm 7.2mm thick 67.5g Zeus Ammon Eagle Cornucopia XP Chi-Rho
Wonder who now owns that Mughal Empire AV 1000 Mohurs Jahangir diameter 200 mm. (8 inches) weight 35 pounds The last owner the Nizam of Hyderabad Did not meet reserve in auction (Habsburg-Feldman/1987) Biggest Ancient Bactria AV 20 Stater
Thanks to all of you for these images and comments. I think mine is the same of Alegandron's that was struck under Ptolemy III, with cornucopia and XP.
This coin I bought some thirty years ago, I used it for a long time as an ornament on the table, a work of art to amaze my guests (I doubt if anybody ever looked at it, but I loved it anyway). It's a Ptolemy IV, Alexandria, Cornucopia Series 5 AE drachm according to this excellent website. Svoronos 1125, Delta Iota I think, but delta or lambda, that's hard to read. 40 mm, 67.12 gr.
I examined the interesting and detailed website that you kindly mentioned @Pellinore . So the OP coin has a club and not a cornucopia in left field. Hence it's likely to have been struck in Tyre. ( not Alexandria ).
Here is my biggest ancient coin. A follis of Justinian of the mint of Kyzicus. The coin has a diameter of 46 mm, which is probably as big as they ever got.
That’s a massively beautiful coin, @7Calbrey ! And, an interesting thread. When I use the term “Beautiful,” I’m not always using it to describe aesthetic perfection. I’m often amazed by imperfections and features that have been damaged by time and the elements. The soil and mineral deposits can be fascinating also. Here is my largest early Judaean coin. It’s not large compared to the coins of the Ptolemaic Empire but large by comparison to other Judaean coins of the period which are closer in size to a dime. This one is the size of a quarter.
Hmmm... my HEAVIEST HAND-STRUCK Coin (not cast) is: Carthage AE, 15-Shekel 45mm dia 7.5mm thick 102.6g 201-175 BCE Hannibal issued it to help pay down Roman 2nd Punic War indemnities Tanit, left 4 hooves down Horse, right SNG Cop 400 RARE R1
15-Shekels it what modern numis want to call it. Dunno what they truly called it. I affectionally call it the 1-ZAMA... since Hannibal issued it (after losing to Scipio at Zama), when he was organizing Carthage's finances ater the 2nd Punic War. Hannibal was scrambling to pay the Roman War indemnities.