Hello Team, Here is a piece I've had for a year or so.* It was in a group of uncleaned Greek/Roman/Byzantine pieces all pretty large, 15mm thru 27mm which produced some really nice results; (the Michael IV and the Greek Alexander II.)* It appears to be either lead or silver and weighs a hefty 7g and 18mm in size.* It may be just a slug, but I was hoping another set of eyes could take a look. It had a light crust on it which slowly came off in hydrogen peroxide. Thanks for looking Ben
Bone,first thing I notice is the hole in the reverse and it struck a chord.Next,I see what could be a curly bearded portrait on the obverse along with traces of a beaded circle surrounding it and possibly the outlines of eagle feathers on the reverse,so based on this,here is my best guess,Greek indeed.A lot of coinage of this period had a pronounced hole,probably something in the minting process,near the center sometimes on the reverse,sometimes on both (see 4th pic).On mine,it is right behind Zeus's cheek.Either that,or It's an Indian temple token...LOL:goofer: The main drawback to my theory is that these Ptolemy coins are usually made of bronze but there may be silver or other alloy versions.
Mikjo0,it IS a slug! I used to know a young guy 10 years ago who had a slug gun.He taught me how to load it & fire the thing. Aidan.
