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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
Edited by Medieval 12/17/2014 07:35 am
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New Member
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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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Keep it on this same thread just add to it.
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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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