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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4287948, member: 87404"]Scrolling and reading through this site will give you a jumpstart and probably be enjoyable...</p><p><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></p><p><br /></p><p>It might be important to see if you can make out what is in the left field, especially on that bottom one. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my two Ptolemaic bronze:</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181023_221642649.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Ptolemy IV Philopator, 222-205/4 BC</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Tetraobol, Alexandria mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: Head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Eagle standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; uncertain radiate monogram between legs.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: Svoronos 1148</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 37mm, 37.4g</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/collagemaker_20190727_181635795.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285-246 BC</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Diobol, Alexandria mint, Series 2</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck circa 285-261/0 BC</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus-Ammon right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings spread; Σ above Galatian shield to left, A between legs.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: Svoronos 560</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 29mm, 14.37g</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="2">Check out my related Hieron II coins imitating this type:</font></p><p><a href="https://iomegacollection.home.blog/2019/04/03/hieron-ii-imitating-ptolemy-ii/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollection.home.blog/2019/04/03/hieron-ii-imitating-ptolemy-ii/" rel="nofollow"><font size="2">https://iomegacollection.home.blog/2019/04/03/hieron-ii-imitating-ptolemy-ii/</font></a></p><p><font size="2"><a href="https://iomegacollection.home.blog/2019/04/16/hieron-ii-imitating-ptolemy-ii-2/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollection.home.blog/2019/04/16/hieron-ii-imitating-ptolemy-ii-2/" rel="nofollow">https://iomegacollection.home.blog/2019/04/16/hieron-ii-imitating-ptolemy-ii-2/</a></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4287948, member: 87404"]Scrolling and reading through this site will give you a jumpstart and probably be enjoyable... [URL]http://ptolemybronze.com/ptolemy_series.html[/URL] It might be important to see if you can make out what is in the left field, especially on that bottom one. Here are my two Ptolemaic bronze: [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181023_221642649.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Ptolemy IV Philopator, 222-205/4 BC[/B] [B]AE Tetraobol, Alexandria mint[/B] Obverse: Head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia. Reverse: Eagle standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; uncertain radiate monogram between legs. References: Svoronos 1148 Size: 37mm, 37.4g [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/collagemaker_20190727_181635795.jpg[/IMG] [B]Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285-246 BC[/B] [B]AE Diobol, Alexandria mint, Series 2[/B] [B]Struck circa 285-261/0 BC[/B] Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus-Ammon right. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings spread; Σ above Galatian shield to left, A between legs. References: Svoronos 560 Size: 29mm, 14.37g [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Check out my related Hieron II coins imitating this type:[/SIZE] [URL='https://iomegacollection.home.blog/2019/04/03/hieron-ii-imitating-ptolemy-ii/'][SIZE=2]https://iomegacollection.home.blog/2019/04/03/hieron-ii-imitating-ptolemy-ii/[/SIZE][/URL] [SIZE=2][URL]https://iomegacollection.home.blog/2019/04/16/hieron-ii-imitating-ptolemy-ii-2/[/URL][/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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