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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1139627, member: 19463"]I believe I see a club in the reverse field which could mean Tyre mint especially if there is a Tyre monogram over it (too fuzzy). It is a Ptolemy (Egypt but why did you think so?) but too fuzzy to go more than that (possibly P II?). The top fuzzy lump behind the eagle could be the year of reign date (two Greek numeral digits - lambda theta = 39 on the sample on the link). </p><p><a href="http://www.ancientcash.info/page-3/egypt-title-4.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ancientcash.info/page-3/egypt-title-4.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ancientcash.info/page-3/egypt-title-4.html</a></p><p> It is not the kind of coin an investor would find attractive even if it is genuine (can't tell and fakes do exist). The new photo makes it more than a little doubtful. You should show it, in person at a show to an ancient specialist dealer who will be able to authenticate and identify it. You won't get rich since condition is everything on these.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1139627, member: 19463"]I believe I see a club in the reverse field which could mean Tyre mint especially if there is a Tyre monogram over it (too fuzzy). It is a Ptolemy (Egypt but why did you think so?) but too fuzzy to go more than that (possibly P II?). The top fuzzy lump behind the eagle could be the year of reign date (two Greek numeral digits - lambda theta = 39 on the sample on the link). [URL]http://www.ancientcash.info/page-3/egypt-title-4.html[/URL] It is not the kind of coin an investor would find attractive even if it is genuine (can't tell and fakes do exist). The new photo makes it more than a little doubtful. You should show it, in person at a show to an ancient specialist dealer who will be able to authenticate and identify it. You won't get rich since condition is everything on these.[/QUOTE]
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