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Kafka Valued Member Canada 352 Posts	Posted 04/24/2014 12:48 pm Hi, can anybody help in IDing the following coins. Would any have value? Thanks so much. This one is tiny. Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/24/2014 1:18 pm The first coins is a DIVO CLAUDIO, memorial issue of the Emperor Claudius II. The next is a Roman Repulician denarius issued by L. SEMPRONIUS from 148 BC. Obverse is the head of Roma with the letters PITIO, the reverse is Dioscuri riding right holding spears. L SEMP with ROMA. Sear 5 #91. The next I believe is the emperor Gallienus. I not sure of the last one. Report this Post to the Staff
Kafka Valued Member Canada 352 Posts	Posted 04/24/2014 1:19 pm Thanks echizento! Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 04/24/2014 2:42 pm third coin is Claudius II Gothicus again, IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG. Rverse is VIRTVS AVG, a soldier, Mars or the emperor in military garb. They seem to be holding an olive branch here, which is interesting. Third coin looks indian to me. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/24/2014 4:32 pm I thought as much but changed it to Gallienus. Report this Post to the Staff
Kafka Valued Member Canada 352 Posts	Posted 04/24/2014 5:59 pm Ben, when you say Indian what do you mean? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16873 Posts	Posted 04/24/2014 7:40 pm The last one is not ancient, but (relatively) modern Indian. The conch shell in the bottom picture is very typical of southern INdian coinage from the period 1600-1800, notably around the Dutch colonies such as Cochin. I can;t spot an example featuring a half-figure of Vishnu or whoever that's supposed to be. It's possible that that was carved into the coin at a later time. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
Kafka Valued Member Canada 352 Posts	Posted 04/25/2014 12:41 pm Thanks so much Sap. I'll track it down. Report this Post to the Staff
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