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sjinkins New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 08/16/2014 01:32 am I recently received some old coins from a relative. Most I have been able to identify on my own (Justin II & Sophia Byzantine, Severus Alexander, and a constantine coin), but these two are proving very hard for a first timer to try to idendify. Can anyone help me with these? Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16837 Posts	Posted 08/16/2014 05:33 am The top one is Byzantine, and of a type difficult to identify without a catalogue. It's an "anonymous follis", of the variety listed in the catalogues as "Class B" and attributed to the reign of Romanus III. The bottom one is Islamic, looks like mid-period, perhaps Seljuq or maybe Mamluk Egypt. A size for it might help. 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
sjinkins New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 08/16/2014 11:22 am Thank you very much Sap. I will look through the Byzantine catalog again for the top one. The bottom one is fairly small, approximately 3/4". I appreciate the quick response. I am excited to start learning about coins, especially ancient ones! Report this Post to the Staff
sjinkins New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 08/16/2014 11:40 am The bottom one looks to be very similar to the Islamic Golden Horde Khans (1369-1380 AD) I guess I will have to take them all to an expert to double check them. Report this Post to the Staff
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