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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Broucheion, post: 7494861, member: 104887&quot;]Hi All,</p><p><br /></p><p>Ptolemy I, Uncertain Mint 13, in Cole Syria (294 BCE or later).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1295721[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>OBV: </b>Ptolemy I head facing right, wearing diadem and scaly aegis. Dotted border.</p><p><b>REV: </b>Εagle on thunderbolt facing left, wings closed. Left field: AΛE[Ξ?]. Dotted border.</p><p><b>Provenance:</b> ex CNG 81, 20 May 2009, 644. Commercial source: Probably Levantine. CPE Plate Coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>From CPE:</b> This coin may be an unofficial issue in view of its anomalous legend, which appears to be the beginning of the name Alexander. Although Ptolemy retained Alexander’s name on his silver coinage for some years after he became king, all coins bearing Ptolemy’s portrait were issued in his own name. In and of itself the tiny denomination suggests an origin in the area of Coele Syria and the attribution receives support from the commercial source. This piece is distinguished from the Yehud coinage of Ptolemaic type (CPE 250-254) by its fabric, specifically the dotted borders on obverse and reverse and the sharp vertical edge. The dotted borders also set it apart from the diobols of Uncertain Mint 12. Some elements of the reverse design are missing, due to a poorly centered strike.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">NEXT: A coin of Jerusalem</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000">- Broucheion</span></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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