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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4867788, member: 96898"]Great chunky drachm and travel picture!</p><p><br /></p><p>You can't believe how jealous I am of your trip to Egypt: I had planned to travel there in 2011 but had to cancel because of the Arab Spring and obvious security concerns. After the political situation had calmed down in 2014, I once more planned to go, but this time I got a grad school offer in the US and was strongly advised not to travel to the Middle East during the visa application process. Now I'm back in Europe and it would actually be a good time to go, but COVID crossed my plans again... Hopefully, it's going to work out eventually!</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, so many forum members acquired nice Ptolemies lately – I'm running out of coins to post in reply in order to express my appreciation. Well, I'm just going to show this one again since it's a personal favorite:</p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1175442[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Ptolemy III Evergetes, Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt, AE trihemiobol, ca. 246–222 BC, Cyprus mint. Obv: diademed head of Zeus-Ammon r. Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY; eagle standing l. on thunderbolt; in field l., lotus flower. 26mm, 16.37g. Ref: Svoronos 841; Lorber, lotus series I.1 (for Ptolemy II or III). </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4867788, member: 96898"]Great chunky drachm and travel picture! You can't believe how jealous I am of your trip to Egypt: I had planned to travel there in 2011 but had to cancel because of the Arab Spring and obvious security concerns. After the political situation had calmed down in 2014, I once more planned to go, but this time I got a grad school offer in the US and was strongly advised not to travel to the Middle East during the visa application process. Now I'm back in Europe and it would actually be a good time to go, but COVID crossed my plans again... Hopefully, it's going to work out eventually! Also, so many forum members acquired nice Ptolemies lately – I'm running out of coins to post in reply in order to express my appreciation. Well, I'm just going to show this one again since it's a personal favorite: [SIZE=3] [ATTACH=full]1175442[/ATTACH] Ptolemy III Evergetes, Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt, AE trihemiobol, ca. 246–222 BC, Cyprus mint. Obv: diademed head of Zeus-Ammon r. Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY; eagle standing l. on thunderbolt; in field l., lotus flower. 26mm, 16.37g. Ref: Svoronos 841; Lorber, lotus series I.1 (for Ptolemy II or III). [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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