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<p>[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 7766553, member: 72790"]I could use some assistance in nailing down a couple questions. First is the Ptolemy Tetradrachma. I can't tell Ptolemy the First from Ptolemy the Umpteenth. I "think" it might be a Ptolemy XII (Neo Dionysius) as its weight is a bit on the lighter side at 13.6 grams and according to Sear the weight of his coins was from the normal average of 14.1 all the way down to just under 12 grams. Also his facial features sem to be of a younger man so it might be from his first reign. I think the date is Etous theta (or omicron?). But again when I look at these Ptolemies they all look alike to me. If you can see something that is tip off as to which one, could you point it out?</p><p>The second coin is a brass sestertius of Claudius (Spes Augusta on reverse) and because of its light weight, 18.3 grams and somewhat barbaric appearance, I am guessing it to be an imitation issue. There is no counterstamp on the coin and from the amount of wear it looks to have circulated for some time and looks to be of good brass. What I am trying to ascertain is whether this is a copy from Britain or one of the Balkan provinces. Does anything point to one rather than the other. Thanks for any help you can offer with these two coins.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1331702[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1331703[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 7766553, member: 72790"]I could use some assistance in nailing down a couple questions. First is the Ptolemy Tetradrachma. I can't tell Ptolemy the First from Ptolemy the Umpteenth. I "think" it might be a Ptolemy XII (Neo Dionysius) as its weight is a bit on the lighter side at 13.6 grams and according to Sear the weight of his coins was from the normal average of 14.1 all the way down to just under 12 grams. Also his facial features sem to be of a younger man so it might be from his first reign. I think the date is Etous theta (or omicron?). But again when I look at these Ptolemies they all look alike to me. If you can see something that is tip off as to which one, could you point it out? The second coin is a brass sestertius of Claudius (Spes Augusta on reverse) and because of its light weight, 18.3 grams and somewhat barbaric appearance, I am guessing it to be an imitation issue. There is no counterstamp on the coin and from the amount of wear it looks to have circulated for some time and looks to be of good brass. What I am trying to ascertain is whether this is a copy from Britain or one of the Balkan provinces. Does anything point to one rather than the other. Thanks for any help you can offer with these two coins. [ATTACH=full]1331702[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1331703[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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