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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1443442, member: 26302&quot;]Btw, in case anyone is interested, look at the two reverses. At first glance they seem similar, but they are not. One is a hieroglyph with a heart on the bottom, the other is just a scale with a few dots that is not a hieroglyphic symbol. Couple this fact with the sign of sagitarius being very prevelant in Syria and much less so in ancient Egypt is the basis for why many believe this coin is Syrian. Also, documented finds of this coin in that area also lend belief to that theory. </p><p><br /></p><p>There has always been LOTS of interest in ancient egyption coins, and as such I simply believe this scarce coin without a stated city where it was struck, coupled with a passing similarity to the one ancient egyptian coin we know about, led it to be classified similarly. I believe its a case of wanting it to be, rather than it is. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also as a background, ancient egyptians had coins from other countries but treated them as bullion. Athenian tets found in egypt are typically cut up severely showing how egyptians had not got to the point where they truly understood the convenience of coinage. As such, a pharoah would have no luck issuing token bronze coinage, since it would be treated by the population as bullion and there would be no seignorage to be gained. Therefor, any coin issued by a pharoah would most likely be gold or maybe silver. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are many reasons to doubt this bronze coin is ancient egyptian.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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