Scottishmoney Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Alexandria mint. Struck circa 266/5 BC. Diademed head of Zeus Ammon right, within border of dots / BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOU. Eagle standing left on thunderbolt. Another coin I am glad I bought when they were affordable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 cool how much did u get it for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted November 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 I bought it when I was in HS, I think I paid about $35 for it, now about $300-400 is what it would go for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 cool i have 3 ancient middle eastern coins that i cant identify but the problem is i dont have a cam to post em on the site and there is no pic of them on the net except 1 i found but the guy who owned the coin also didnt know what it was.as far as i know they maybe from the abbasied dynasty(tnx for my granmas info). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 Nice! The large coins are always in demand, people just like heft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_HOLYLAND Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 I am wondering whats the weight for this coin??? I belive for 46mm it should be around 90gms, I bought few months a go awhole Hoard of them and they are realy nice coins. http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/holyland/sto...217&large=0 regards Salem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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