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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2785040, member: 56859&quot;]I have a bunch of Ptolemy bronzes so I&#039;m rolling in dimples <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one which is interesting because it looks like there is a <i>raised</i> circle around the dimple.&nbsp; Today I&#039;ll dig out the coin and see if it really is raised or if that is an optical illusion.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]645298[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>EGYPT.&nbsp; Ptolemy IV Philopater</b></p><p>221-205 BCE</p><p>AE36, 41.9gm</p><p>Obv: Head of Zeus Ammon right with ram&#039;s horn, wearing taenia diadem</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with open wings standing left on thunderbolt, head right; Σ E between legs</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Svoronos 1148?&nbsp; The diameter is smaller but the weight is similar</p><p><i>ex Professor James Eaton Collection</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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