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Hi, joined coin forum to find out some info about a coin I found while cleaning in the basement. Does anybody have any idea what it is? Loos Roman. That's about all I can figure out. Thank you for any info.   |
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May I suggest cropped, in-focus pictures that are oreinted properly, plus a weight and diameter? I believe that the legend around the portrait should be readable with better pictures.
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 ..... But an in focus obverse photo would be nice? Edited by Palouche
12/14/2020 6:03 pm
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to the community I appears to be a tetradrachm from Alexandria, need better pictures to make out the emperor. |
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Correct, it's a debased-silver tetradrachm from Roman-occupied Egypt. The language on the coin will be Greek. The reverse shows the date as being the first year of reign of the emperor, but we can;t equate that to a specific year without identifying the emperor. Sometime in the 200s AD, judging by the portrait; we'd need to see a clearer pic to identify the emperor.
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Edited by That Coin Dude
12/15/2020 12:21 am
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Despite the focus issue
Some letters are just clear enough to decipher
ΔIOK
Which narrows it down to the Emperor Diocletian
Nice looking coin in what appears to be EF condition
A quick search came up with this attribution
Diocletian AE Tetradrachm
Alexandria Egypt AD 284/285
Obv. A K Γ OΥAΛ ΔIOKΛHTIANOC CEB
laureate and cuirassed bust right
Rev. Tyche reclining left on lectisternium, holding rudder and resting head upon hand
LA (date) to upper left
Geissen 3208
Edited by FVRIVS RVFVS
12/15/2020 08:20 am
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PS
As you are likely new at handling something nearly 2 thousand years old .......
Resist the temptation to whip out the copper cleaner !
Do not mess with something you don't have a clear knowledge about !
But that being said
If you want to use a tiny tiny dab of mineral oil with a Qtip it may make it easier to photograph on a dark background
Edited by FVRIVS RVFVS
12/15/2020 08:28 am
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