I bought this coin in May (orange patina is fake... guess who?) and it was labeled as a Ptolemy III coin, but I'm having a darn hard time finding aligning info for this coin. Here's what I know: Obverse: Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle standing left on winged thunderbolt; cornucopia to left (does it? are those markings leftovers of what it was?). Size: 14mm, 2.84g I find one that looks like it, but was 36mm (#88 http://www.akropoliscoins.com/Page2a.html). But that one was a Ptolemy II coin. Other places I've found similar info: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/egypt/ptolemy_III/i.html http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/egypt/ptolemy_III/BMC_64f-1.jpg http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/egypt/ptolemy_III/Svoronos_0965.jpg http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/egypt/ptolemy_III/SNGCop_190.1.jpg How can I find out which Ptolemy this coin is for? What is it's actual reference?
Best page for ID'ing Ptolemaic bronzes I know of (and I don't know much) is here: http://ptolemybronze.com/ptolemy_series.html
Thanks, SA! In looking at the page, I'm thinking it's in this set: Ptolemy III Alexandria Cornucopia with CHI/RHO and PLAIN (No Control) Series 5 15mm - 2.9gm Dichalkon Sv970 - XP CHI/RHO monogram In some of the Ptolemy cornucopia images I've seen, they have a leather strap around it with 2 ends falling on the right. I think I see the reminents of that on my coin, versus a club or trident. And I can't make out the worn leg monogram.
I really need a mini-Ptolemy AE! Here's one that isn't you usual BIG CHUNKY Ptolemy AE that I never did exactly figure out. Maybe Ptolemy X? Toward the end of the line the coins started to get pretty thin and ....well....crappy.
Isn't the chi/rho monogram between the legs of the eagle? There's no way to make out anything between those legs in this picture.
