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Offline Castvlo

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Ptolemy I ? HELP!
« on: November 20, 2015, 11:26:44 am »
Hi!


17.56 mm, 2.7 grams.

Bust left [in braids?] / eagle perched left on thunderbolt

Thanks

Can anyone tell me how to describe the head right?
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Re: Ptolemy I ? HELP!
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2015, 11:43:46 am »
sorry for the bump, still trying
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Re: Ptolemy I ? HELP!
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2015, 02:34:52 pm »
The bird looks too small in proportion to the flan to be Ptolemaic.  Do I see a large A in the left field?
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Re: Ptolemy I ? HELP!
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2015, 11:21:59 am »
Perhaps more likely to be Macedonian from the flan?

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