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Heres the owl coin, Athena, double bodied owl and bee and arrow thing:   I think this coin can be IDed, dissapointing on camera, its such a good coin in hand, small, but good patina and a good shine. I think this is a reclining river god? The reverse is still caked in crap and I am letting oil deal with it rather than scratch it.  |
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United Kingdom
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Can anyone at least give me a tip off on how to ID that one?
And also, any rough values, summer has ended and I'm going to see if I'm in the black.
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It would seem to me that you will need the obverse in order to ID the coin. That is, unless someone knows which coins had a reclining God on the reverse. The first coin you might be able to ID a little more properly. I have a coin from the Macedonia Interregnum with the same style helmet, but my reverse is a Macedonian shield. You might want to start there.  Edited by Bing
09/08/2012 6:04 pm
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Yeah - Looking at it - that coin reverse and obverse dont match - thats the reverse to the Gorgon on shield one... Your ID is correct. What do you reckon that would be worth (not that I intend to sell!).
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What do you reckon that would be worth Ben, you see my coin, which is different from yours, but I only paid $11 shipped just a couple of months ago. Your coin may be much more rare or not any more rare than mine. First you must fully ID the coin before you can get a value. |
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The coin is incredibly similar to this one: Sear #6781 Macedonian Kingdom, Interregnum (following overthrow of Demetrios Poliorketes) AE16. 288-277 BC. Macedonian sheild with gorgon's head at center / B-A either side of Macedonian helmet, caduceus at lower left.  In comparable shape, that sold for $22. Cut in half and convert to pounds, I'm pretty darn happy with it. |
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I think that is a conservative, but correct, value.
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INTERREGNUM MACEODONA (BRONZE) 288 - 277 BC 16.9 mm 3.94 grams Obverse -- Macedonian shield with facing gorgon at center Reverse -- B-A Macedonian Helmet Serar 6781  => a few months ago, I only spent $30 to get this ol' guy into my collection!!
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I had no idea greek coins could be so cheap! The uncleaned coins have recently jumped in price, too.
Bad news - my double owl coin has some serious bronze disease. What should I do with it? I think it may be too far gone. If no-one has any ideas (I wont buy verdicare just for one coin) then ill lock it in a coating of resin to hold it together.
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09/09/2012 07:26 am
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