Unknown Egyptian AE13 cast Tessera Falcon

[Connect4]

My apologies for the poor image.  It has proved incredibly difficult to photograph.

I can’t place this coin.  However, it’s very like one described as PTOLEMAIUS IX SOTER Anonymous. AE-16mm. This has a similar obverse but reverse is not so clear. The description (translated from German) states – “Probably imperial. Ammon's head with ram's horns right. Rev: Horus Falcon stands left, in front of it Sistrum. 5347 ff. SNG COP”.    I have added two others separately to this forum. One appears to be another Horus Falcon. The other similar to a lead Tessera from Hermopolis Parva.

I’m surprised that there do not seem to any other coins of this type on the major auction sites.
Any observations would be appreciated.  Thanks

13.5-15.0mm, 1.5gr & axis 12hr

[Adam P]

Hi @Connect14,

Svoronos listed these as his #1917 as cast barbarous imitations. I believe these are now thought to be regular issue later AE from Ptolemaic Cyrenaica. Lorber's CPE II (still in preparation) should clear this up. The English translation for Svoronos 1917 is attached.

- Broucheion

[Connect4]

Great thanks Adam,
My coins don’t match but there’s certainly of the same type.
I’ll look out for Svoronos #1917 and Lorber’s Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire updates on these unusual coins.