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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2542415, member: 56859&quot;]Ptolemy bronzes are somewhat repetitive in their design but they are fun to collect.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have oodles of Ptolemy bronzes, from huge to small <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; One of them is my largest coin, at least in diameter.&nbsp; The <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/carthage-trading-empire.285003/page-2#post-2541089" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/carthage-trading-empire.285003/page-2#post-2541089">&quot;Reese&#039;s Peanut Butter Cup&quot; Carthage 15-shekel</a> mentioned above is my heaviest at 95 gm.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the monster.&nbsp; The strike leaves something to be desired but achieving a deep strike on a 90-100 gm flan must have been challenging!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]544985[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>EGYPT, Ptolemy II Philadelphus</b></p><p>285-246 BCE</p><p>AE48 mm, 91.8 gm</p><p>Obv: laureate head of Zeus Ammon right</p><p>Rev: eagle standing left on thunderbolt looking right, wings partly spread, E monogram between eagle&#039;s legs</p><p>Ref: Sear 7782, Svoronos 446</p><p><i><a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/egypt-ptolemyii-ae48" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/egypt-ptolemyii-ae48" rel="nofollow">ex Professor James Eaton Collection</a>, acquired by Professor Eaton in the 1800s.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the 48 mm Ptolemy II with a 5 mm Macedonian fractional.&nbsp; It makes a nice earring for Zeus Ammon <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252Fmedia%25252Fae43f8_c9133287db5443c88e0a781d31f8900a.jpg%25252Fv1%25252Ffit%25252Fw_600%25252Ch_550%25252Cq_75%25252Fae43f8_c9133287db5443c88e0a781d31f8900a.jpg%2526hash%253Ddc60d143a8b716d3cf91cc581d51a686%26hash%3D46226b87fa398b0370bdc95c28c79ac4&amp;hash=baa738819179750c93d8a282eb37bedf" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>A composite of my Ptolemy bronzes, with relative sizes preserved.&nbsp; The second largest coin is 42 mm and looks almost petite compared to the 48 mm!</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/morethanapoundofptolemies-jpg.454281/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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