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<p>[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 8457423, member: 26430"]Can't tell without weight if it's a Ptolemy III Drachm (<a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Ptolemy+III+Drachm+cornucop+ae&category=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Ptolemy+III+Drachm+cornucop+ae&category=1" rel="nofollow">like these ones</a>) or Triobol/Hemidrachm (<a href="http://acsearch.info/search.html?term=Ptolemy+III+hemiDrachm+cornucop+ae&category=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://acsearch.info/search.html?term=Ptolemy+III+hemiDrachm+cornucop+ae&category=1" rel="nofollow">like these</a>). [USER=104887]@Broucheion[/USER] suggests the latter, so I would guess that's correct.</p><p><br /></p><p>It does make a big difference, though. One type weighs ~32-40g, the other more like ~60-80g. The bigger ones are extremely impressive and command a premium. That would be (in my opinion) a great bargain for $100. For the Triobol / Hemidrachm (the more likely as Broucheion suggests), the price is still reasonable. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you know how to interpret ancient coin auction hammer prices (it's more complicated than it sounds): </p><p><br /></p><p>You can see some roughly comparable auction <a href="https://www.sixbid-coin-archive.com/#/en/search?text=ptolemy%20III%20hemidrachm&sort=date_desc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sixbid-coin-archive.com/#/en/search?text=ptolemy%20III%20hemidrachm&sort=date_desc" rel="nofollow">examples here</a>, some with prices, or <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Lots.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER=&CONTAINER_NAME=&ITEM_LOT_NUMBER=&ITEM_DESC=ptolemy+III+hemidrachm&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&VIEW_TYPE=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Lots.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER=&CONTAINER_NAME=&ITEM_LOT_NUMBER=&ITEM_DESC=ptolemy+III+hemidrachm&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&VIEW_TYPE=0" rel="nofollow">in CNG Archive</a>; again you have to add 20%. <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.aspx?search=true&searchQuery=ptolemy+III+triobol&searchQueryExclude=&searchCategory=0&searchCategoryLevel=2&searchCategoryAncient=True&searchCategoryUs=True&searchCategoryWorld=True&searchCategoryMints=True&searchBetween=0&searchBetweenAnd=0&searchDate=&searchUseThesaurus=True&searchDisplayCurrency=&searchDisplay=1&searchIdStore=0&searchQueryAnyWords=&searchExactPhrase=&searchTitleAndDescription=True&searchDateType=0&searchMaxRecords=500&SearchOnSale=False&Unassigned=False" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.aspx?search=true&searchQuery=ptolemy+III+triobol&searchQueryExclude=&searchCategory=0&searchCategoryLevel=2&searchCategoryAncient=True&searchCategoryUs=True&searchCategoryWorld=True&searchCategoryMints=True&searchBetween=0&searchBetweenAnd=0&searchDate=&searchUseThesaurus=True&searchDisplayCurrency=&searchDisplay=1&searchIdStore=0&searchQueryAnyWords=&searchExactPhrase=&searchTitleAndDescription=True&searchDateType=0&searchMaxRecords=500&SearchOnSale=False&Unassigned=False" rel="nofollow">Here are some Hemidrachms/Triobols at full retail prices on VCoins</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>In case it turns out to be the heavy Drachm instead:</p><p><a href="https://www.sixbid-coin-archive.com/#/en/search?text=ptolemy%20III%20drachm&sort=date_desc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sixbid-coin-archive.com/#/en/search?text=ptolemy%20III%20drachm&sort=date_desc" rel="nofollow">Here are some roughly comparable Drachms</a>, the big ones, sold at auction, many with prices, not including the 20% fee you have to add on; some more at <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Lots.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER=&CONTAINER_NAME=&ITEM_LOT_NUMBER=&ITEM_DESC=ptolemy+III+drachm&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&VIEW_TYPE=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Lots.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER=&CONTAINER_NAME=&ITEM_LOT_NUMBER=&ITEM_DESC=ptolemy+III+drachm&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&VIEW_TYPE=0" rel="nofollow">CNG Archive</a>. <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.aspx?search=true&searchQuery=ptolemy+III+drachm&searchQueryExclude=&searchCategory=0&searchCategoryLevel=2&searchCategoryAncient=True&searchCategoryUs=True&searchCategoryWorld=True&searchCategoryMints=True&searchBetween=0&searchBetweenAnd=0&searchDate=&searchUseThesaurus=True&searchDisplayCurrency=&searchDisplay=1&searchIdStore=0&searchQueryAnyWords=&searchExactPhrase=&searchTitleAndDescription=True&searchDateType=0&searchMaxRecords=500&SearchOnSale=False&Unassigned=False" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.aspx?search=true&searchQuery=ptolemy+III+drachm&searchQueryExclude=&searchCategory=0&searchCategoryLevel=2&searchCategoryAncient=True&searchCategoryUs=True&searchCategoryWorld=True&searchCategoryMints=True&searchBetween=0&searchBetweenAnd=0&searchDate=&searchUseThesaurus=True&searchDisplayCurrency=&searchDisplay=1&searchIdStore=0&searchQueryAnyWords=&searchExactPhrase=&searchTitleAndDescription=True&searchDateType=0&searchMaxRecords=500&SearchOnSale=False&Unassigned=False" rel="nofollow">Here are some at retail prices on VCoins</a>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 8457423, member: 26430"]Can't tell without weight if it's a Ptolemy III Drachm ([URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Ptolemy+III+Drachm+cornucop+ae&category=1']like these ones[/URL]) or Triobol/Hemidrachm ([URL='http://acsearch.info/search.html?term=Ptolemy+III+hemiDrachm+cornucop+ae&category=1']like these[/URL]). [USER=104887]@Broucheion[/USER] suggests the latter, so I would guess that's correct. It does make a big difference, though. One type weighs ~32-40g, the other more like ~60-80g. The bigger ones are extremely impressive and command a premium. That would be (in my opinion) a great bargain for $100. For the Triobol / Hemidrachm (the more likely as Broucheion suggests), the price is still reasonable. If you know how to interpret ancient coin auction hammer prices (it's more complicated than it sounds): You can see some roughly comparable auction [URL='https://www.sixbid-coin-archive.com/#/en/search?text=ptolemy%20III%20hemidrachm&sort=date_desc']examples here[/URL], some with prices, or [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Lots.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER=&CONTAINER_NAME=&ITEM_LOT_NUMBER=&ITEM_DESC=ptolemy+III+hemidrachm&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&VIEW_TYPE=0']in CNG Archive[/URL]; again you have to add 20%. [URL='https://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.aspx?search=true&searchQuery=ptolemy+III+triobol&searchQueryExclude=&searchCategory=0&searchCategoryLevel=2&searchCategoryAncient=True&searchCategoryUs=True&searchCategoryWorld=True&searchCategoryMints=True&searchBetween=0&searchBetweenAnd=0&searchDate=&searchUseThesaurus=True&searchDisplayCurrency=&searchDisplay=1&searchIdStore=0&searchQueryAnyWords=&searchExactPhrase=&searchTitleAndDescription=True&searchDateType=0&searchMaxRecords=500&SearchOnSale=False&Unassigned=False']Here are some Hemidrachms/Triobols at full retail prices on VCoins[/URL]. In case it turns out to be the heavy Drachm instead: [URL='https://www.sixbid-coin-archive.com/#/en/search?text=ptolemy%20III%20drachm&sort=date_desc']Here are some roughly comparable Drachms[/URL], the big ones, sold at auction, many with prices, not including the 20% fee you have to add on; some more at [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Lots.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER=&CONTAINER_NAME=&ITEM_LOT_NUMBER=&ITEM_DESC=ptolemy+III+drachm&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&VIEW_TYPE=0']CNG Archive[/URL]. [URL='https://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.aspx?search=true&searchQuery=ptolemy+III+drachm&searchQueryExclude=&searchCategory=0&searchCategoryLevel=2&searchCategoryAncient=True&searchCategoryUs=True&searchCategoryWorld=True&searchCategoryMints=True&searchBetween=0&searchBetweenAnd=0&searchDate=&searchUseThesaurus=True&searchDisplayCurrency=&searchDisplay=1&searchIdStore=0&searchQueryAnyWords=&searchExactPhrase=&searchTitleAndDescription=True&searchDateType=0&searchMaxRecords=500&SearchOnSale=False&Unassigned=False']Here are some at retail prices on VCoins[/URL].[/QUOTE]
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