very impressive Ptolemy. your collection is making me rethink my aversion to bronze!
~ Peter
Thanks for your very kind words. The 'series' page at
www.ptolemybronze.com has these and more
I decided very early on collecting ancients that bronze was 'it'. Bronze coins were used by everyday ordinary folks so they got worn and moved around and not as frequently hoarded. That makes finding
good ones even harder than the (admittedly beautiful) Greek silver and gold. Even though the
superb pieces are quite
rare they seem to be much more affordable for collectors than precious metal so a
collection may not be
cheap but relatively accessible to ordinary folks today, too. Bronzes often have terrific artistic
style even though their value was much lower than silver or gold of course. Just finding the really
good ones takes patience and perseverance. I doubt I'll see another of this
type that's this nice.
Welcome to bronze
PtolemAE