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Sorry to keep asking for help everyone but I need to get the pile down and this is the only way at the moment. Coin 1 Obverse - Greek bust ? Reverse - Urn and staff, some of the legend remains   Coin 2 Not sure which is Obverse & Reverse Side 1 - 4 Omegas linked together to form a circle with a dot in the middle Side 2 - I think the first picture is the right way up but I am only guessing     As always your help is greatly appreciated  TIA |
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Spain
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nš 1 remembers me a radiate of Tetricus II...
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Italy
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Perhaps a young Caracalla for coin 1?
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United States
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the first coin is roman, it shows the "sacrificial implements" reverse. I'm not sure who, I think Caracalla is a good guess. Maybe a young marcus aurelius?
I'm lost on the second one.
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number 2 looks like it might be similar to this... I think I can see the Ujjain symbol. Empire of the Satavahana Anonymous Potin Karshapana S.37 BC to 107 AD 19 mm x 2.64 g Obverse: Jeweled Elephant right.Brahmi- Sa Ta Ka Ni Sa Reverse: Ujjain Symbol Ref: Mitchiner ACW 4941ff  |
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Spain
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nš1 is too small to be a caracalla...
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 United Kingdom
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Thanks for the replies everyone I have scoured the Severan dynasty with no success and those preceding/ following also. The closest match I could find was an Augustus Maximus coin which had the implements in the same position but it was a silver coin. A/Noob, that's a very nice coin you posted but I think its a completely different empire to mine. The 1st picture shows 4 Omega symbols rather than circles with dots inside, the Omega's led me to think it is Greek. I hope you can all understand now why I keep asking for help with my " mystery " coin pile, hopefully we can get it down a little |
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Italy
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Okay, try Gordian III. It has that boyish look that Gordian has.
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Thanks. I did not say that was the Empire, I said it was similar, but there is no coin I can think of with "omegas" that would make no sense. I am 90% sure what you see is the Ujjain symbol. It could be any number of dynasties over a period of about 500 years. Most have this symbol or a variation of it. Which empire do you think it is? The coin is almost certainly from Jammu area or the Deccan plains.  Edited by Ancientnoob
05/12/2015 8:20 pm
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Looking forward to seeing if someone can definitively track down coin #2. I also was immediately thinking a variant of a Ujjain symbol, but came up short trying to match it. I do see how the shapes can be read as omega's in a radial pattern too, but again can't think of a match. And, for that matter, when the first pic of coin #2 is viewed at an angle, it's also at least superficially reminiscent of a cross pattee as seen in some Anglo-Saxon designs like the brooch and coins (sceattas) below... Wow. I hope somebody gets this one...It's a challenging one for sure...    |
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United Kingdom
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A/M thanks for the suggestions but still no joy. To my untrained eye the lips/nose & eye of the bust have a Greek " look " rather than Roman, making me think its a " Republic " coin. Another search has turned up very similar bust types for Octavian but I havnt found an exact match yet. Anoob, very sorry if my response appeared dismissive. I had brain freeze occurring regarding the Omega symbols and was far too quick to point that out, hindsight allows me to see the similarities now but I think you might have been usurped by BobL and his offerings  I am not familiar with either of the periods suggested so my next question may seem a little basic, They are many centuries apart and using the legend letters as a diagnostic tool ( if possible ) Which period would the style of letters fit ? Thanks again for all your efforts |
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I think I have a partial legend, but I could not get it to work through and only two of the letters are clear. Ah. more time!
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United Kingdom
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Thanks for your efforts A/N, I must admit that I have completely drawn a blank on both coins  That's why they went in the " unknown " pile in the first place  |
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Looks like they are destined for the " unknown, unknown " pile  Thanks for your efforts AM & A/NOOB I will select a couple of new ones to post. |
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