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Greek Or Roman Individual Pictures. Help!

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 Posted 12/17/2014  07:21 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add bambinoboy to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Any ID on either of these? The first is very heavy.

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 Posted 12/17/2014  07:32 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Medieval to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Please don't waste space around the coin, make the largest clear picture which you can post.

The first looks like a Ptolemaic coin, ie from the Greek dynasty ruling Egypt after Alexander the Great.
The rest is to small/unclear to make a comment on.

For the Ptolemaic coins you need to give diameter/weight as well for a good chance of attribution, over several generations the coins looked very similar.

Also, as said before, post ancient coins for identification in the ancient forum, ie http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...?FORUM_ID=51
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 Posted 12/17/2014  2:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
We are more than happy to help you with your coins, but you have to give us some help also. We need to know the size and weight and have an image large enough to make an ID. Also there is a section for Ancient coins, you should post them there.

I've cleaned up and enhanced your pictures, this give you an idea how we like to see them



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Oh, I apologize! I will make a new thread tonight, and I'll be sure to put it in the correct category. Seems like a great forum!Thank you!
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The bottom one is not matched with the obverse. Its a COL NEM (Colony of Nemausus) issue - one side shows Augustus and Agrippa and the other side shows a crocodile chained to a tree.
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I'm a mess on here so far. I apologizero again. You're right, I posted the photos of two different coins. I will make a nicer thread tonight. Does the COL NEM look authentic from what your see, or I'm sure you need to see both sides?
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 Posted 12/17/2014  3:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Keep it on this same thread just add to it.
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 Posted 12/17/2014  3:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The first coin is a Ptolemy, the rules of Egypt after it was conquered by Alexander the Great. These coins range in size from 14 mm to over 40 mm, so it's important to know the size and weight to help ID which Ptolemy it is. Here is a website that may help with your ID of this coin type. http://www.ptolemybronze.com/
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I am eager to see better photos of the fronts and backs of each, there looks like some keepers in there.
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