Ok, here is another coin I got in the mail yesterday. The seller thought it was a Ptolemy XII but now is thinking a Ptolemy V. I have no clue. You really can't make out any detail but it was the first Greek (or I thought) coin that I bought for 2 bucks. My wife thinks I am crazy with all these old coins. She doesn't find them very interesting. I am really interested in the history of the coins! So here are the photos the seller took, like I said, you can't make out much. If nothing else, if I could at least label it Greek or Roman, etc that would be nice. I can try to get some better pics later if needed. The smooth sections on the coin have a very pretty bronze color. Thanks!!
I dont know if its Ptolemy V, but its looks greek. hopefully somone else can i.d. it. Whats the diameter? I'd label it like this if you cant find out: "greek posibly Ptolemy V or Ptolemy XII" its hard to telll from the pic but maybe this?
It could be that one... The seller thought the back had a king standing, but I can't make anything out. It is around 23mm.
the pic i post i did a google image search for ptolemy v its "Cleopatra I as Isis, with Ptolemy V. 204-180 BC.[SIZE=-1] [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]obv: Head of Cleopatra I as Isis right. [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]rev: [/SIZE][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif][SIZE=-1], Eagle standing left on thunderbolt.[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif][SIZE=-1] Uncleaned, as found. 28 mm. 17.9 grams!"[/SIZE][/FONT]
How about this one? http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/egypt/ptolemy_V/i.html BMC 76Ptolemy V, 204-180 BC, Æ15. Kyrene. Head of Ptolemy I right / BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOU, head of Libya right, hair in formal curls behind. S 7882var. (denomination); BMC 76-88.
I just put it on top of a US nickel and it is just about the same size, half the thickness. When I look at these coins it almost looks like half of them...lol
