Base metal Ancient Egyptian coin

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AlexFloyd
Joined: 22 Sep 2019
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Posted: 23 Sep 2019, 09:53 #
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5.34g; 20mm

Steve27
Joined: 22 Mar 2016
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Posted: 23 Sep 2019, 16:53 #
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You have a bronze Ptolemaic coin. I suggest you start here:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=svoronos

https://www.coin.com/images/dr/svoronos_plate.html
numisquare
Joined: 25 Oct 2017
Posts: 600
Posted: 25 Sep 2019, 19:28 #
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Your coin is a bronze hemiobol:
Ptolemy III Eugeretes, 246-222 BC
Tyre mint, bronze series with club symbol
Hemiobol; 20mm, c. 5.5g
Lorber (2018) #B469 (Ptolemy III); Svoronos (1904-1908) #709 (attributed to Ptolemy II).

See: http://www.coinproject.com/coin_detail.php?coin=120017
AlexFloyd
Joined: 22 Sep 2019
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Posted: 25 Sep 2019, 20:11 #
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Thank you very much!
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