Presidents Day and Ancients

Sweet coin AN, you sure have some great coins..

 

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Love the new pick up, Eng... wouldn't mind one of them myself. It seems I don't have too many eagles on coins, but here's one that is a little different .


PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope
AR Drachm
Circa 480-450 BC
6.02g, 15.5mm (max)
Sear Greek 3688; SNG Stancomb 750
O: Crude head of eagle left.
R: Quadripartite incuse square with two opposing quarters filled, the others stippled.

 

PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM. Ptolemy III Euergetes. Bronze drachm
Alexandria, circa 245-222 BC.

Reference.
Köln 71; SNG Copenhagen 171-172; Svoronos 964.

Obv. no legend.
Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing taenia with basileion

Rev. ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ- ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ (PTOLEMAIOU-BASILEWS)
Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, filleted corncuopia in
left field, XP monogram between legs

66.85 gr
43 mm
12h.

 

TIF, you inspired me with this type after you made a topic about it, cannt find it.

 

That's a very nice one, Oki! I love these big bronzes and am always looking for more

I've posted bunches of Ptolemaic bronzes but perhaps you're remembering this thread, "A Pound of Ptolemies"?

 

This coin is so phat...by the gods...