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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3185405, member: 19463&quot;]The Philip strikes me as rather certainly fourree.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Ptolemy style seems odd and could be just poor metal unofficial or modern fake.&nbsp; I can&#039;t say. </p><p>My coin you mentioned show &#039;proper&#039; fourree fabric for the period.&nbsp; There is a clear seam obverse bottom where the good silver foils overlapped but did not fuse completely.&nbsp; The core is good copper and the foil is good silver.&nbsp;&nbsp; I bought it from CNG in 1992 for $108.50 postpaid. That was too much but I always was a sucker for Greek fourrees. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]821534[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My number would be a lot less. I do not like either but suspect the Philip is ancient.&nbsp; I like the Ptolemy less and am not sure why.&nbsp; This is one of those situations where I am glad I am not a dealer or NGC grader. They have to decide between real and fake.&nbsp; I can just say No.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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