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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Broucheion, post: 8116720, member: 104887&quot;]Hi [USER=44210]@ValiantKnight[/USER],</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin looks like an original (I couldn&#039;t find a die match in my &#039;black files&#039; for year 30 of Ptolemy XII). However, I think the reason for the super low weight is crystallization (actually &#039;embrittlement&#039;) and leeching of the cooper from the coin. These coins were only 33% Ag, the rest being copper. Looking at the headband I see the lower part &#039;eroded away&#039; and the other parts of the face look like some flaking has occurred on the remaining silver. Here&#039;s a nice write up from Forvm <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/crystal_coins.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/crystal_coins.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/crystal_coins.html</a> on what goes on.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t get me wrong, this is a nice example and you should be <u>very</u> happy to own it. As a lover of Ptolemaic coins I like <u>ALL</u> your Top 10 Ptolemies.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an earlier post showing one of my year 30 coins: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cleopatra-caesarion-or-ptolemy-xii.371241/#post-5232022" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cleopatra-caesarion-or-ptolemy-xii.371241/#post-5232022">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cleopatra-caesarion-or-ptolemy-xii.371241/#post-5232022</a> . Another is below, which looks a lot like yours.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1412736[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I look forward to the great coins you&#039;ll get in 2022!</p><p><br /></p><p>- Broucheion</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S., You wrote</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is not the accepted thinking these days. The two eagles were a denomination marker, not representative of any kings or heirs. Lorber&#039;s CPE has extensive write ups on the coinage (aside from the catalog), which represent better what is going on.</p><p><br /></p><p>P.P.S. To All, the other Ptolemaics are really nice too!</p><p><br /></p><p>- Broucheion[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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