Just scooped up a beautiful 42mm Ptolemy from @Ken Dorney 's Vcoins site. I don't want to use his photos without his permission but maybe he will post them here. If not I will post as soon as the package arrives. With the cancer looming over my head I haven'y bought anything major recently but now that i am in full remission I'm back in the hunt!
Congratulations on good health! Enjoy it with some new coins! What are your collecting interests? John
Don't drop it on your toe. My only question was how the obverse 'pit' became so enlarged. It is simple to find sold items on vCoins sites so I assume I have the right coin. It is a good looking item. Mine is smaller (AE36) and was from the first Frank Robinson sale I bid in over 30 years ago.
Because the P and L are next to one another! I do it all the time. It's a good thing you posted this as I didnt get the notification to ship. It will be in the mail tomorrow Priority. Glad to hear about the remission. Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes, 246 - 222 BC AE Drachm, Alexandreia Mint, 42mm, 64.67 grams Obverse: Diademed head of Zeus Ammon right. Reverse: Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, cornucopia in left field, XP monogram between legs. SNGCop171-2 // Svornos964
Congrats on your news @ziggy9 ! Wonderful feeling! I have the HemiDrachm (yeah, and it is HALF the weight of your monster coin!) and the itty-bitty Chalkous from Ptolemy III: Egypt Ptolemy III 245-222 BC AE 34mm 31g HemiDrachm Zeus-Ammon Eagle Tbolt SV 965 Egypt Ptolemy III Euergetes 246-222 BCE AE Chalkous 12.0mm 2.0g Zeus-Ammon Eagle Svoronos 840 ex Righetti Collection
