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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 2817770, member: 81887&quot;]I bought this coin some months ago for $6 unattributed.&nbsp; It is an AE18, and I quickly realized it was a typical Ptolemaic bronze with Zeus on obverse and an eagle on reverse:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]660902[/ATTACH] </p><p>I&#039;ve since tried to narrow down the attribution.&nbsp; I found the <a href="http://ptolemybronze.com/ptolemy_series.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ptolemybronze.com/ptolemy_series.html" rel="nofollow">http://ptolemybronze.com/ptolemy_series.html</a>&nbsp; website helpful, and my best match there is for Ptolemy II post-reform Alexandria, series 3, Sv. 417.&nbsp; This is largely based on the fact that I can&#039;t find any extra letters or other marks on the reverse fields or between the eagle&#039;s legs, which seems to be where all the distinguishing features are.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone who collects the series have any opinion on IDing this piece?&nbsp; I realize it may not be possible to narrow it down to a specific Ptolemy, but I figure it&#039;s probably worth trying.&nbsp; Thanks in advance for any help.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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