I got me a big one, how big is yours?

So I have been wanting one of these for a bit. I don't think I own one but cannot be positive. Anyway, 43mm, 71 grams. To me it appears to be Ptolemaic Egypt, Ptolemy III. I chose it because of the smooth flan. Many of these can be porous.

As our dealer friend Frank Robinson says, I can always put this in a sock and make a weapon Obama cannot take away.

 

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I have several, this is my largest. 47.5mm (shown next to a 9 mm Klazomenai pigasus for perspective)

 

Mine is small, 19mm, Svoronos 711. I wanted it to demonstrate the undertype on certain Proto-Nabataean overstrikes. So you see boys and girls, it's not the size, but what you do with it.

 

Lovely coins, sadly I dont own any version of them. I have been eyeing them a bit more the past few months but none have jumped at me.

As with others...its on the list!

 

Yours is bigger than mine Chris. 48 grams, 39mm.

 

I didn't know you collected ancients, Green. I thought you just came around these parts to harass us.

 

LOL John. Actually, I must confess.......the coin belongs to my wife but she keeps it in my collection. And I do come here more often ever since SteveX signed on.

 

He definitely puts the "fun" in dysfunctional.

 

Mine is..... average, I guess 31 mm and weighing in at 22 gr:

 

Of course, not just size counts....


Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemee IV
Head of Zeus right
PTOLEMAIOY BASILEOS, eagle left, cornucopia in field
36.11 gr, 34 mm
Ref : Sear #7841

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47.1 mm / 83.04 g

 

Here's my fave (great patina), Ptolemy IV, 42 mm

 

Thats hot!

 

Dionysus-- GREAT details on such a large one, wow! Superduperfabulous.

A little jealous

 

I am jealous of both yours and Dionysus', my poor guy at only 43mm cannot hold up against your 47mm monsters.

 

Here my lil guy

Ptolemy III Euergetes. Æ Hemidrachm - Triobol. Alexandreia mint. First phase, struck circa 246-242/1. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head right; cornucopia over shoulder; E between legs. Svoronos 974 var. (control mark).

AE40 about 46.5 g.

 

"MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED! I bid on that coin!"

lol! Oh well, i'm glad it went to a good home. it sure is a beauty! the color is just amazing.

here's my ptolemy iii at 40 mm...

 

Lol, sorry man. I sure we all step on each others toes at times. I am surprised ancientnoob and I haven't battled it out more, since we collect similar areas.

 

Anyone notice that most of our eagles (reverse) seem to be flippin' the bird?

 

Ummm, I may not have the biggest one, but I have two!!






=> both are philopators (roughly 40mm and 70 grams each)