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MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1569 Posts	Posted 04/18/2014 10:02 am Hi all. Here is one of the tets I picked up yesterday. What's the best site to visit for all the relevant info on these? Silver content, dates etc. 28 mm, 11.75 grams. You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys..... Report this Post to the Staff

Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 04/18/2014 10:04 am Billon tet of Philip from Antioch Syria. A Roman Provincial tet. Very nice! Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1569 Posts	Posted 04/18/2014 10:08 am Thank you Nathan! I don't suppose you have a good reference site for these do you? I have 33 to i.d. Some appear to have a lot more silver content & some not so much. I could use a good read up! You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys..... Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 04/18/2014 10:15 am I am sure wildwinds covers these fairly well. I would try that. You can find the links in the stick thread. These coins are nice and usually retail for about 100 Gbp a piece in such condition. Wow you might have scored something fierce. Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 04/18/2014 10:17 am Heres the site I use for the Alexandrian issues. I intend to get one of the larger tetradrachms some time, but they are very expensive. How about a picture of the lot? Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1569 Posts	Posted 04/18/2014 10:19 am Thanks guys! No probs Ben, will post in a few mins! I have some other unusual coins that I don't even recognise at all that I need to get posted for some help. You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys..... Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1569 Posts	Posted 04/18/2014 10:50 am A bit of cleaning needed but got someone else doing that for me now :) Here is the lot, along with a few single pics, not great but sifting through other bits at the same time. What I will do eventually is, once cleaned, post them one at a time. You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys..... Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4981 Posts	Posted 04/18/2014 12:01 pm wow, what an awesome group MD..did you find those? Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1569 Posts	Posted 04/18/2014 12:10 pm Unfortunately not, I purchased quite a large 'collection' from someone yesterday. Going to slightly clean the ones that need it and post individually to make sure I get the id right. I have a few marked for my own collection but the rest I will sell on to fund another buy. You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys..... Report this Post to the Staff
Mascot Valued Member Germany 83 Posts	Posted 04/18/2014 12:12 pm realy nice !! Can you make photo of these fibulas there ? Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1569 Posts	Posted 04/18/2014 12:35 pm Sure, here you go :- You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys..... Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/18/2014 12:44 pm Wow Kev, that's an excellent group of coins. Those Antioch tets are super. I've been wanting some for my collection but they tend to be a bit expensive. IMO it's rare to find a Fibula that is complete and not missing pieces. That's a super piece. I can't recall the name of the pins but those are the first I've seen. Were this all from a UK find? Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1569 Posts	Posted 04/18/2014 12:52 pm Hi Ron, when I was out buying yesterday, as well as the coin collection, the guy had the brooches and I liked them so had them as well as 2 hair pins that I really liked. I do find brooches but for one reason or another they never seem to have the same tone as these, different ground conditions maybe. I am posting the tets one at a time to make sure I get the correct id on them all, not my strongest point id lol. You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys..... Report this Post to the Staff
Mascot Valued Member Germany 83 Posts	Posted 04/18/2014 2:34 pm Thank you ! And again really nice fibulas and coins. Excellent purchase. Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 04/18/2014 3:57 pm The OP coin looks ike Prieur 445. Report this Post to the Staff
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