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Valued Member
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Greetings all,
I'm looking for someone who can attribute ancient coins. Simple basic attribution is enough for me. And how do you charge? Is it by piece or by the hour?
Please note that the coins that I want to attribute won't be physically available to you but only pictures.
Thank you all.
Pat
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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If you post pictures here, Coin Forum members can attribute almost anything as a free service. I have been helped and I try to help others. To avoid overwhelming people, you should preferably most one coin at a time.
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10/13/2016 7:35 pm
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As oriole said we can help here, if you post one or two coins at a time someone here should be able to help. That being said you are going to need to be willing to do some research on your own. A good place to start is the sticky section here on Books, downloads, and websites there you will find free books and material that will help with IDing and learn about ancient coins. Check it out.
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and we love a challenge--post pics of your hardest one and see how we do!  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Thank you all for getting back to me :) Alright..cool..Let's start with the first 100 then..lol Finn..Nice..send me the bill and I'll pay it then you can look at the coins ok Ok now let's get serious, yes I know how to ID ancient coins echizento but the thing is I have a lot that needs idding. That's why I'm looking for someone who have time and can do that for a fee because I'm thinking of selling some after. I've been collecting ancient coins for close to 20 years now and I love ancient coins. Then you think what if you don't wake up tomorrow you know what will happen to all these coins left behind? Plus the fact that you are the only one in the family who knows about coins. Do you think your family will know what to do with them? I doubt it. They gonna be thrown away or given as gifts or something. So anyways, here are 4 that I categorized as unknown: 1) weight: 4.3g-17mm. It looks Islamic but I can't read it. I usually can . Ref#ac169 2) weight: 7.54g-22mm. I have 2 like this one. No idea what it is. Ref# ac125 3) Earliest of parthian coins?weight: 20.6g - dia: 25.5mm.Ref# ac339 4) Greek?weight: 2.1g - dia: 13mm - Ref# ac251     Thank you guys! |
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#3: Pontos, Amisos, c. 125-100 BC.AE.struck under Mithradates VI
#4: Ariarathes III, Kingdom of Cappadocia. 230 - 220 BC
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With its oval shape, large thickness, and uniface design, #2 looks more like a seal than a coin.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Valued Member
Canada
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Very good!...Bob L and Spence thank you very much! And thank you for the rest for trying to help.
I never thought that #2 could be a seal...That is very interesting and very possible. Do you think it went in a ring Spence? I tried cleaning it a bit but nothing seems to want to fall off. All is very hard like its all made of metal.
Cheers
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10/15/2016 06:56 am
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Valued Member
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Edited by pat44
10/26/2016 3:15 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
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I found something interesting regarding #2. This possible seal surely looks as if it goes into a roman ring like this one. Described as : "A really superb early Roman silver ring with a very deeply formed metal bezel showing the profile portrait of Socrates. -Good metal and very wearable. -Some damage to the silver bezel behind his beard but the seal impression is still fantastic. What do you guys think?Can we say hmm...or hmmmmmmmmmm?:)  Edited by pat44
10/26/2016 3:43 pm
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What do you guys think? Looks to be a promising lead. Can you impress your piece into some clay to see if it creates an image? From the pics, my guess was Arabic writing, but having a positive image might be useful. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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@Doctorwho2485. First welcome to CCF! Second, I thought that I might share a little bit of etiquette with you. When you post your coins onto someone else's thread, it is the equivalent of hijacking their discussion. Much better would be to start a new thread with your coin or coins. Practically speaking, this also makes sense because then you can pick a title that is most relevant to what you are posting. While it is ok to post multiple coins, the best strategy is to focus on one at a time. I do note that you have separate pics for each coin which is greatly preferred over a single photo with multiple coins in it. Improving the quality of your photos will help enormously if you are expecting us to see small details which can help in forming an opinion of authenticity. CCF has a whole section dedicated to coin photography, but even a smartphone can take pretty good pics with a little bit of effort. Finally, there is a wealth of information available already on CCF if you just look for it. For example, I can see multiple threads where the seller Lucernae is mentioned. I have not dealt with this seller personally, but you can benefit from seeing the reports of others who have. Here are a couple threads that you may find interesting about this seller, but there are others too: http://goccf.com/t/229212http://goccf.com/t/228098"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Agree with Spence. In many cases it is hard to authenticate coins from mere pictures.
I don't want to hi-jack this thread but I can attest to the professionalism and honesty of this seller. He is a high volume, longtime seller of ancient coins and would never knowingly sell a fake. Mistakes are inevitable but rest assured this seller is very reputable and would always make it right.
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Valued Member
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Thanks Spence :)..I don't have that seal with me now. I will do that when I'm back home and post the result here. I think I have two alike so that would be very interesting if both comes out to be similar. Sender/receiver or receiver/sender pair of seals.
Arabic writting eh..hmmmmm...Never thought of that.
Thanks again!
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