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I have four similar looking coins, that look very old. They are very worn so it is hard to see the designs. I have no idea to what these might be, can anyone help?  *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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 The top two are Byzantine, the bottom two Roman. Condition-wise, they aren't that bad and should be fully attributable. I'm sure Ben or echizento or one of the many other experienced members can help you. Might need better/closer pictures of each though. |
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Byzantines I cant help with really, but they both have the name of the ruler readable on the back so I'm sure someone will be able to help. The romans: 1. Very nice type of Maximianus - heres a top grade example@  Nice sought after type which translates to mean 'if the emperors are well then the people of Carthage are happy'. It shows Carthage personified. ID: Maximianus Herculeus AE Follis. 299-303 AD. IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right / SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthage standing left with fruits in both hands, B in ex. RIC VI 31b of Carthage, Cohen 510. 2. Crispina, Venus on the reverse. If its an As then is not scarce. I cant tell from the pictures...how big is it?  CRISPINA, wife of Commodus. Augusta, 178-182 AD. Æ Sestertius (27.96 gm, 6h). Draped bust right / Venus seated left, holding Victory and sceptre. RIC III 673 (Commodus); MIR 18, 21-6b; BMCRE 424 (Commodus); Cohen 40. Scarce. |
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Wow thanks for the help! As to how big it is I'm not sure exactly (I don't have the coins on me to measure) buts its the same size as the others of that helps at all?
Also do you have any idea how much these would be worth? Not that I want to sell them
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K9, your first coin is indeed from Carthage but it is a coin of Galerius rather than Maximian.
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For the Byzantines: they are both bronze folles. The first one (third pic in the second set of pics, the one on the right in the top pics - the greener-coloured one) is of emperor Leo VI; you will find a match on this Wildwinds page (see Sear #1729). The second is of emperor Romanus I, the "gentle usurper" - you will find his coins listed on the Wildwinds page for emperor Constantine VII here (see Sear #1760). Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Don't really have much to add other than they are all nice coins.
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Thank you everyone for your help.
Sap, on those links you posted it says the first is worth $300 and the second is around $50 is this accurate?
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Based on condition the Leo VI is worth about $20-$25, and the Romanus I a little less.
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Oh okay, thank you. Do you know how much the Roman ones would be?
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I have four similar looking coins, that look very old.~k91616 Quote:
As to how big it is I'm not sure exactly (I don't have the coins on me to measure)~k91616 I'm guessing you wrote the last one when you were not able to get to the coins to measure, rather than not owning them. The Crispina AE is similar in size to the Galerius Follis, so it is more likely to be an As(sarius). I wouldn't go by the "texts" that go with the pictures in Wild Winds for a realistic price guide. Most of them date back to ten years ago when there was little in the way of choice online to buy, and so prices were high. Also the big Auction Houses, like C.N.G. will always reach high prices, compared to ebay were the same coin will sell for a fraction. |
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