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Zeeuwsepiep

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Greek eagle
« on: July 16, 2010, 10:57:40 am »
I bought this one as an unidentified AE19 Greek BC coin. Any suggestions to the ID will be appreciated, I am new to Greek coins.
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Re: Greek eagle
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2010, 11:43:35 am »
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Re: Greek eagle
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2010, 02:20:43 pm »
Thanks, Ptomely then I guess...
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Re: Greek eagle
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2010, 03:28:49 pm »
Yes, Ptolemy I, Apollo hd. r. / Eagle l. on t-bolt with what I would call an aplustre (= Svoronos' so-called akrostolion?).
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Re: Greek eagle
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2010, 03:13:27 am »
Nice coin, i have always been a fan of this type, they all have such artistic portraits.

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Re: Greek eagle
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2010, 02:13:09 pm »
Quote from: Zeeuwsepiep on July 16, 2010, 02:20:43 pm
Thanks, Ptomely then I guess...

Yes (but swap the m and the l :), attributed to Ptolemy I, possibly from Cyprus.  Obverse said to depict deified Alexander the Great with long hair, wearing Ammon horn and mitra (headband).  Reverse symbol combination of aplustre above helmet = Svoronos 172, SNG Cop. 36 and 37.  The metal of these issues often looks more like brass than bronze, kind of 'yellow'.  Not especially rare (Svoronos noted 34 specimens).  There are a number of varieties of different reverse symbol combinations (aplustre alone, monograms, letters, etc.) with this same obverse portrait type.  Possibly a 'hemiobol' denomination (typically 3.5-4.5 gm).

Two examples illustrated on this Svoronos plate:

http://www.coin.com//images/dr/svoronos/svc006p002p.html

There's also one at www.ptolemybronze.com in the PtolemAE collection 'denomination series' page.

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