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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gallienus, post: 3018736, member: 42034&quot;]hate to break the run of medals with an actual circulating coin but...</p><p>This is one of the common Egyptian bronzes, however this one is double weight.</p><p>Ptolemy II (r. 283 - 246 BC I think), AE 47, 98.1 grams.&nbsp; Typically they run around 40 g.&nbsp; Of course the pit in the center ob &amp; rev is not damage but a centering hole used to help them make the large flans prior to striking.&nbsp; The light color means the alloy is copper with a high % of tin alloy: thus it should be safer for young children to chew on.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.coinsandhistory.com/pix_cointalk/Egypt_Ptolemy_II_AE47_both_med.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I may have previously posted my Roman Aes Grave at 261 grams.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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