After my last big purchase I am for the moment just sticking to the occasional coin I can or think I can get at, bottom-feeder prices. This is the result of my most recent hunt, my second ever Ptolemaic Egyptian coin. For $12 shipped I think I probably did ok. As many of you may know, this is off my familiar collecting path, so any info such as the attribution would be greatly appreciated, thanks. Ptolemy VI Philometor AE Cyprus mint 20 mm, 6.75 g (all this info from the seller)
A great coin for 12 bucks! I don't know if you're familiar with this site, but you could learn just about everything there is to learn about Ptolemaic bronzes. I'm still making my way through the first few articles... http://www.ptolemybronze.com/
For I had one of these XD Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy VI Philometor and Ptolemy VIII Euergetes, 170 - 163 B.C. Bronze diobol, Svoronos 1426, SNG Cop 311 - 318, Weiser 143, VF, Alexandria mint, 7.899g, 20.5mm, 0o, 170 - 163 B.C.; obverse diademed and horned head of Zeus-Ammon right; reverse PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS, two eagles standing left, side-by-side, on thunderbolt, single cornucopia left ex forvm "The two eagles may symbolize the joint rule of Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII."
