My buddy John from Texas bought a handful of ancient coins. I think he mostly bought them out of curiosity and for fun. At any rate he sent me some pictures of them last night. He has been enjoying trying to figure out what they are, where they are from and how to clean them up with out wrecking them. I have to admit, it looks fun and educational. I also have to admit, I am a little envious. I might buy a handful myself. He thinks he has identified the coin with the box around it on the left as from the reign of Ptolemy III in Egypt which means it is way old. It seems like there is some Greek and Roman stuff in there, too. He will know a lot more about it after he has cleaned them up and figured out what is on them. Here they are:
Betty Blonde #481 – 06/09/2010
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