Ancients => Zoinks, I ain't no TIF => I've only got 1/3 lbs of Ptolemy nuggets!!

Hey sadly, I can't make a cool collage, or even make a moving computer-graphic-thingy ... oh, but I can certainly spend a wee bit o' money on some cool Ptolemy nuggets

Yah, I scored these two Ptolemy sweeties from my favourite dealer for a mere $132 (delivered) ... yah, it seemed like a cool enough deal for a couple more awesome ancient coins!! (man, not unlike TIF, I absolutely love the looks/fabric of these sweet Ptolemy coins!! ... they're a pleasure to toss back and forth and "feel the love")

Yup, I scored "two" new humble Ptolemy examples (two new rulers) ...

Please welcome my two new modest and awesome examples ...

Ptolemy I AE20
Obverse: Head of Alexander III wearing elephant skin.
Reverse: Eagle standing on thunderbolt; EY / XAP left.
Date: 280-265 BC
Diameter: 20.2 mm.
Weight: 8.4 gr.
References: Svoronos 363


Ptolemy V AE26
Date: 204-180 BC
Diameter: 26.3 mm.
Weight: 16.5 gr.
Obverse: Wreathed and draped bust of Isis.
Reverse: Eagle standing on thunderbolt.




.... oh, and I'm sure that you dudes already recognize the rest of the 1/3 pounders


Ptolemy IV AE40 (70 grams)


Ptolemy IV AE40 (70 grams)


Ptolemy-X AE24



=> ohhhhhhhhh & please feel free to Ptolemy-up!! (we never get tired of seeing your "stuff")

 

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Excellent! You can't have too many Ptolemies

I have at least one straggler who hasn't been shown. I dig it out and take a picture. It needs some cleaning first since I think some of the patina is CoverGirl.

 

Oh, and Doug => I kinda thought about what you wrote in one of the other threads and I decided that these two new additions do actually add something new to my Ptolemy hoard ...

=> PT-1 added the cool elephant headdress

=> PT-V added Isis to the show

... yah, I am very happy with my 1/3 pound of Ptolemy coins (they really are "feel good" coins => in-hand wonders!!)

Cheers, gang

 

Rats, I don't have a Ptolemy Isis. On the list

 

I've been wanting one of these for a long time and I'm pretty sure I'm getting it next. I've started saving for it. At the risk of someone else snagging it, I think it's a decent coin. What do you guys think? It's a slightly smaller one at 39mm.

I figured I'd post it here. Hope you don't mind Steve.

 

Wow Daryl, that's lovely!! (great coin => congrats!!)

super eye-appeal, my friend!!

 

I don't own it yet.

 

FYI => my two PT-IV examples are 40 mm and approximately 70 grams (is that similar to your sweet colorful dawg?)

 

That example is 39mm, 38.34g. One of the smaller ones but still pretty hefty. I really like that coin too.

 

winner!! .... curious, is it a Philopator? ... is it PT-IV?

 

My two modest 'hoard' of Ptolemies: IV and VI....

 

Awesome coins, Mikey Zee => hey, if you go back and edit those babies => pick "full image" and they'll grow right before your eyes!!

 

Yep, it's a miracle !!! LOL

 

That's a nice one! I hope you buy it.

Here's one that was absent from my "pound of Ptolemies" collage. It was misfiled and unimaged.


PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT
Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II
145-116 BCE, Alexandreia mint
AE28, 29.1 gm
Obv: Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right
Rev: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ; Two eagles with their wings closed standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left
Ref: Svoronos 1424B (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and VIII); Weiser 142 (Ptolemy V); SNG Copenhagen 308-310 (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII); Noeske 212-5 (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII); Lorber & Faucher Series 7C

It has a wonderfully dark and smooth patina and the flan is nicely shaped.

Time to update the collage-- I have two to add and in a month or so, another one!

It's also time to start looking for the less common mints and types.

 

I hope I get it too. I really like it and that red patina. The price is also reasonable, but not cheap.

Good thing you caught that extra Ptolemy coin!! It's a nice one and decent patina.

 

ptolemy coins are awesome! nice new coins stevex, the elephant headress coin is high on my list!

and nice double eagle TIF!

here's my gang...










this ptolemy viii is pretty thin, and not the usual chunker that feels so good in hand.

 

Love 'em both. but the Isis is the Bomb.

 

Ditto what Bing said! I only have two of 'em.

Eagle looking left...

PTOLEMY II
AE Drachm
67.86g, 42.9mm

Eagle looking right...

PTOLEMY IV
AE Pentobol
43.84g, 37.6mm

 

Nice choices Steve. Looks like we're all delving deeper into the Ptolemaic bronzes these days.

 

Thanks for the coinpliments, gang => wow, you guys/gals sure have quite a few stellar examples, eh? (please keep 'em coming!!)