Greek Uncleaned (I Have No Idea What Any Of This Is)

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Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 09/05/2012 04:39 am Well, It has transpired that I now have a batch of 10 (awfully beaten up) greek coins. Ill be honest, I'm havent been at all interested in ancient greece, so I have absolutely no idea of any symbolism, rulers or trends to look for here. I cant even see any letters! So please help, here are the coins, close ups on request, please post anything you see and help me work out what all this stuff is: Report this Post to the Staff

maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 09/05/2012 05:05 am Tricky... Middle row, RHS, Ionia, Ephesos, Bee, Stag Bottom row LHS, Macedonia , Gorgon on Shield, Helmet type? Martin Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 09/05/2012 08:11 am Maridvnvm, good eye, the bottom one is a Gorgon on Shield from macedonia, circa 288BC. Pretty darn old! Theres a good match on ebay. Heres on id like to get IDed: And Id like to work out my bee/antelope coin, but ill persue that on my own, see what I find. Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 09/05/2012 10:35 am That one looks likely to be a bronze of on of the Antiochus kings, with the reverse being "Apollo standing Left with bow and arrow" Tough to narrow down though without legends. Something like this? http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/vaugh...Product=1834 Edited by maridvnvm 09/05/2012 10:37 am Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 09/05/2012 10:43 am Top center looks like a coin of Hannibal's control of over Carthago Nova in Iberia. Love your coins so far!! Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 09/05/2012 11:02 am Marid, the legend survives! Ill write it out and edit this post with it post hast Noob, this one? (sigh, ill get the link once my image hoster has come back online) Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 09/05/2012 11:07 am Second coin, Bottom row Could also be Sardes, Lydia, c. 2nd - 1st Century B.C. Hercules/Apollo standing left with Crow within wreath. Similar to one of these http://www.acsearch.info/search.htm...=&c=&a=&l=#0 Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 09/05/2012 11:16 am Bottom Row right last one on right- Looks like this too could be a small Carthage Issue Horse / Palm tree type.. Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 09/05/2012 11:18 am I wont bother editting the last post - the inscription: EAKALA(dirtcovered). Its not survived well, I fear cleaning it further may just obfuscate the current letters, which are hazy at best. the other side reads: (dirtcovered)TN (could me M). I guess this wont help much... Ill look up those which you have suggested, thanks guys. Ancient noob, this is the coin you think is a Hannibal, but all I see is quiggles: Edited by Ben 09/05/2012 12:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 09/05/2012 1:53 pm @Ben- The Obverse looks a little different on mine. The reverse is similar under closer inspection. Weigh it and we might be able to narrow it down a little bit. Hannibal, Carthago Nova c. BC 220-215 Obv. Tanit Rev. Carthaginian Helm AE 1.59g Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 09/05/2012 1:55 pm On yours the head looks to be facing the other direction and there is what appears to be the Greek Letter "Lambda" above the helm on the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 09/05/2012 1:57 pm I also noticed the other Larger Helm coin you have at the bottom left also has the Greek Letter L...even more interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
Dionysos Valued Member Canada 472 Posts	Posted 09/05/2012 2:18 pm The last coin posted by Ben reminds me of an Athens dichalkon, with the "A" of AOE above... http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=113726 Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 09/05/2012 4:12 pm Good eye Dionysis, another down! I have an owl coin! I would still like a Hannibal...Any other people can see? Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 09/05/2012 7:25 pm My eyes picked out the bee and the owl too. Nice to have some recognizable coins in that lot! Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 09/06/2012 4:59 pm Can anyone elaborate on the helmet and standing dude coin - how should I ID it? How can I work otu the legend? Report this Post to the Staff
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