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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2674372, member: 56859&quot;]A large Ptolemaic coin is a fun and historic addition for anyone collecting Greek bronze <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I got a bit carried away over the last several years <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />-- and I&#039;m not done yet <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/morethanapoundofptolemies-jpg.454281/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>In this virtual tray, sizes range from 48 mm (91.8 gm) to 20 mm (6.8 gm).&nbsp; I have seen a few 100+ gm coins of Ptolemy II and someone on CoinTalk recently showed one larger and in considerably better condition than mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a closeup of the biggie, with a 5 mm silver fractional atop:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_c9133287db5443c88e0a781d31f8900a.jpg_srb_p_600_550_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb&amp;hash=8735b976f000ea69664db6dfc563943c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>This &quot;octobol&quot; is also cool because of its interesting pedigree.&nbsp; Collected by Professor James Eaton in the 1800s, it remained in his family until I bought it a few years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>A more recent pickup not shown in the above tray, courtesy of one of John Antony&#039;s auctions:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/ptolemyv-isis-rt-jpg.567827/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Ptolemy V-VI</b></p><p>204-145 BCE</p><p>Æ 27mm, 18.4g; Alexandria mint.</p><p>Obv: diademed head of Isis right</p><p>Rev: ΠTOΛEMAIOΥ BAΣIΛEΩΣ; eagle on thunderbolt.</p><p>Ref: Svoronos 1234 and SNG Cop 247 (as Ptolemy IV)</p><p><br /></p><p>A shot of one of my nicer mid-sized Ptolemy bronzes:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_1c44f42be8da494db65bc4895aa17f40.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_1000%2Ch_518%2Cal_c%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_1c44f42be8da494db65bc4895aa17f40.jpg&amp;hash=e283983c78698dd345ac9095984f40fe" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes</b></p><p>246-222 BCE</p><p>AE35, 35.53 gm</p><p>Obv: head of Zeus Ammon right with ram&#039;s horn, wearing taenia diadem</p><p>Rev: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ; eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, filleted cornucopia left; XP monogram between eagle&#039;s legs</p><p>Ref: Svoronos 965</p><p><i>Formerly slabbed; NGC ChVF*, strike 5/5, surface 4/5</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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