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I got a few ancient roman, greek and byzantine coins, but I have no idea how to id them nor where to begin, I have look online with no joy, if I post some pics can anyone help me?
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Welcome to the CCF mark9901.
I've moved your post to the Ancient forum for more exposure.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
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 .... I would start by following the sticky threads on the top of the list for your primary reference. If you post clear pictures of the front back and sometimes edge of the coin many will give it their best shot to ID your coin, and how it might fit into the puzzle of ancient history. ..I might be able to help..  Edited by Ancientnoob
11/22/2013 11:18 pm
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mark9901: to the fascinating world of ancient numismatics! I started into ancient coins by reading about the subject first. I went to the local public library. They only had books on modern coins, so I asked for some books on ancient coins on the inter library loan system. In the the Dewey library cataloguing system, books on coins can be found at the Fine Arts 737.?XX? area of the library. The first coin I purchased was a denarius of the Emperor Antoninus Pius. It had a modius and corn ears reverse. I cost me $4,50. That was nearly 40 years ago. Have a look at the VCOINS website, and type in the search a name of a Roman Emperor of your interest. All the coins for sale from around the World for that Emperor, by registered sellers will come up in the search. As a start, search a list of Roman emperors then search again on the Emperor of your choice to find out some history on that individual. Starting out studying ancient Greek coins can be a little more difficult and harder to understand to begin with. |
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to the community There is a sticky thread on the top of this forum that has ton of excellent information on how to ID your coins. You can also post pictures of your coins here, I sure we will be able to help you ID them. |
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n Mark.......get some pictures on and well try our best to help you out.... YOC |
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sue, you'll get plenty of help here from folks much wiser in the way of coins than i. it's best to post 1 or 2 coins at a time....looking forward to seeing them. |
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