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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I am completely out of my depth here:   I love that elephant! |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
4208 Posts |
I was going to bid on this lot. Romans and greeks...good luck.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5155 Posts |
Antiochus I would have bought it for the elephant alone.
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Valued Member
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Ancientnoob, I have been told you may know a thing or two about cup coins? If not, can you tell me who does? I am new here and after some advice....Thanks YOC.
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Valued Member
384 Posts |
Last coin I sold with an elephant went for £160GBP!! Seems like you can get elephant lovers buying anything with a heffalump on as well as the coin collectors..
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Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
Excellent group of coins, would love to find a lot like that. The elephant is a super coin. Congrats.
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
3626 Posts |
Bottom left and middle, do they look like Augustus to you?
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Valued Member
384 Posts |
Tiberius/Octavian, very difficult to distinguish for me sometimes.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
3626 Posts |
I am hoping that the detail will be better in hand, I can't make out much of the legend. Found some possibles in Tiberius but not exact.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2480 Posts |
Very nice lot, congratulations!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4980 Posts |
that seleucid is pretty darn cool. buttom middle one I would bet on augustus spanish provencial.
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
3626 Posts |
Thanks guys. Chrsmat I can't find it under Octavian, Augustus or Tiberius. I will just have to wait until next week and try and trace it through the legend.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3446 Posts |
Very nice. The first thing that comes to mind for the two bottom portraits is Augustus.
Either way almost certainly 'Julio-Claudians' which makes it a score ......
even without the elephant in the room !
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
3626 Posts |
Can't find the elephant under Antichos, but I have found this image on acsearch: http://www.acsearch.info/ext_image.html?id=600382Description is Seleukid Kings of Syria. Alexander I Æ15. Antioch, circa 150-146 BC. Laureate head of Dionysos right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANÎ"POY, elephant walking left, monogram in right field. SC 1791.1; SNG Spaer 1477-9. 2.76g, 15mm, 12h. My elephant does not have the monogram in right field, but do you think it is close enough for attribution? My elephant is 2.67g 9mm quite a bit smaller but maybe smaller denomination? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No, it's not Alexander I. The name under the elephant indicates Antiochos, although the O seems to be missing (can see ANTIXI) It's very close to some Antiochos III coins on wildwinds, check them again. Another good research site is coinproject. Here's the link for Antiochos III: http://www.coinproject.com/search_e...NGDOM&type=1Once again, a very nice lot. You have picked up some real winners lately! |
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