Newp: my first Ptolemaic coin

lordmarcovan

Ex-Ken Dorney.

"Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt, Ptolemy VI Philometer, 2nd Sole reign, 163 - 145 BC
Silver Tetradrachm, Cyprus Mint, 21mm, 6.64 grams
Obverse: Diademed head of Ptolemy right wearing aegis around neck.
Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt with wings closed, P IZ (Z retrograde) in fields, E between legs.
Svornos 1228, Rare."

https://youtu.be/c3BHd9E_gSM

TwoKopeiki

Good to see you're back to adding to your collection Rob!

WillieBoyd2

Nice Egyptian coin!

41,000 posts!

lordmarcovan

@WillieBoyd2 said:
Nice Egyptian coin!

41,000 posts!

Actually, I was in the mid- 60K post count range back in 2016, when they changed the forum platform. Somehow I got a 20K+ haircut in the process. I was ranked #8 all time by post count then. (I don't think this new forum gives those stats? Not that they matter much.)

I'm not a huge fan of this new software, so I've taken up residence on CoinTalk these last four years. (And have amassed over 14K posts over there in that time.)

But I still fondly remember my old CU friends and come back here to visit occasionally. And of course there's a lot of overlap between the two sites, with people like yourself who are active on both. Good folks all around,

lordmarcovan

BTW, the Ancients folk over there on CT pointed out that this coin is a didrachm, not a tetradrachm. There are lots of Ancient coin wizards over there. I remember the ancients community over here as being kind of small, back in the day. @sapyx was the wizard I bowed to then (and still tip my hat to). And @bronzemat, who is plain old "Mat" over on CT. And @CIVITAS. @aethelred, too. And I remember being very envious of an aureus you had, WB2.

Oh, good heavens. Speaking of envy-inducing aureii, I didn't even mention @SmEagle1795 in the context of ancient coin collectors here. That's like forgetting Zeus.

Zohar

Rob - congrats on the pickup! Here is the Tetradrachm big brother

lordmarcovan

@Zohar said:
Rob - congrats on the pickup! Here is the Tetradrachm big brother

Good Lawdamighty, Z! Just stroll right on in here and drop that thing like a hydrogen bomb with no warning, why don'tcha?

Ow! Ow! My eyes hurt! Jaw is unhinged!

Might as well have @SmEagle1795 come in here too, with something else that's Ptolemaic-flavored. Surely he's got something. And you KNOW it'll be dazzling. Then we'll have a one-two punch after your coin, and we can all gasp for breath.

lordmarcovan

Gawd, that iridescent target toning on the reverse...

Zohar

@lordmarcovan said:
Gawd, that iridescent target toning on the reverse...

Thanks Rob. It's among the few I had kept.

SmEagle1795

@lordmarcovan said:

Might as well have @SmEagle1795 come in here too, with something else that's Ptolemaic-flavored. Surely he's got something. And you KNOW it'll be dazzling. Then we'll have a one-two punch after your coin, and we can all gasp for breath.

I can't not listen to a summons. Here are a couple hefty Ptolemies!

Ptolemy IV:

Berenike II:

lordmarcovan

Ha! See? Toldja so!

If Zohar's was a hydrogen bomb (and it was, to my way of thinking), then ... what the heck are THOSE?

Oh- I know. That was the "Double Death Star" play.

lordmarcovan

Congratulations, you two, on successfully making my coin in the OP look like a fermented turd by comparison.

S'OK, tho'. I like my Li'l Turdie-poo.

WillieBoyd2

My only Egyptian Ptolemaic coin is this little copper coin of an unknown denomination:

Ptolemaic Kingdom Egypt Copper Ptolemy IX to XII BC 116-51
Bronze, 20 mm, 7.02 gm
Struck: BC 116-51 Alexandria mint
Obverse:
Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right
Reverse:
Two eagles with wings closed standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left
ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ (Ptolemy King)

But why are there two birds?