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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gallienus, post: 2783465, member: 42034&quot;]Okay here&#039;s mine.&nbsp; I only have one Egyptian coin but would love to get more.&nbsp; Also ancient Egypt had a proclivity for making large circulating coins.&nbsp; They even came out with large gold octodrachms.</p><p><img src="http://www.coinsandhistory.com/pix_cointalk/Egypt_Ptolemy_II_AE47_both_med.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>This piece is an AE 47 from the reign of Ptolemy II (reigned 283 - 246 BC) weighing 98.1 grams.&nbsp; The characteristic golden color comes from alloying their copper with tin (as opposed to the Romans who used lead).&nbsp; The center pit is of course the centering hole they used to make and trim the planchlets prior to striking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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