2 Unknown Ancients For Identification

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jdmern Pillar of the Community United States 1949 Posts	Posted 09/08/2014 4:38 pm A couple of more unknown ancients I found amongst a large world collection... Would anyone be able to identify? Thanks! Boardwalk Numismatics http://stores.ebay.com/jdmern/ https://boardwalknumismatics.com Report this Post to the Staff

pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 09/08/2014 4:48 pm I think the first one is a Crispus campgate. No idea on the other one, Islamic? Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 09/08/2014 4:54 pm Have a look at wildwinds Crispus Rome RIC VII 180 var. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/08/2014 5:10 pm The first one is Crispus as Phish said It has an interesting red patina I believe that that cause by being buried in iron rich soil. It also has signs of bronze disease on both sides that need to be treated. The second coin is Islamic but from where and how old I couldn't say. Report this Post to the Staff
jdmern Pillar of the Community United States 1949 Posts	Posted 09/08/2014 6:00 pm echizento, a quick acetone bath and Verdi-care should neutralize the bronze disease? pish, you will have to forgive me, but I rarely venture into the Ancients section of the forum, I have no idea what 'wildwinds Crispus Rome RIC VII 180 var' means? Boardwalk Numismatics http://stores.ebay.com/jdmern/ https://boardwalknumismatics.com Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 09/08/2014 6:11 pm Sorry! www.wildwinds.com sorry can't hotlink to it, the server gets upset. Click to enter, then on the right hand side: Imperial Coinage by Ruler Scroll down to find Crispus and click on the link. Once in, scroll down the left hand column until you find Rome RIC VII 180 var. There you will find a description and an image of a similar coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 09/08/2014 6:19 pm WIldwinds is an ancient coins reference site, a good "one-stop-shop" for looking up any ancient coin. Click on Roman - Imperial Coinage by Ruler", then scroll down the list until you see "Crispus". Then scroll down the list of coins until you see "Rome - RIC VII 180 var." over on the left hand side (this is a catalogue reference number, from the Roman Imperial Coins series of books). Click on "Image" and you'll see a coin very similar to yours. The Islamic coin is mid-period, judging by the style of Arabic script; it is roughly contemporary with the Crusades (AD 1100-1300). Probably Seljuq (Turkey), or perhaps one of the petty dynasties from what is now Syria / northern Iraq / southeastern Turkey. 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
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 09/08/2014 6:22 pm Quote: www.wildwinds.com sorry can't hotlink to it, the server gets upset. You can post links to Wildwinds website pages as much as you please. It's hotlinking directly to images that is now blocked. 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
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