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Help To ID Two Greek Coins?

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Hi everyone,

I am just starting out collecting a cleaning coins and have come across a few greek coins I can't seem to find anything on. I can't even find anything similar.

The one coin seems to be a 3 string lyre and possibly a vase?

The second I have no idea what it is :(.

Any help would be very appreciated.

Thanks a bunch :).

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 Posted 12/31/2014  11:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Medieval to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply


Please re-post with better/clearer the pictures.
No need for a large frame around the coin, get the coin image as large as you can get either by uploading it to an image hosting site (and using the 'insert image' tag on top of the (make/reply) screen or the 'upload image' feature.
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Sorry about the images. I hope this helps.



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If they are still not good enough I can try and take some more pictures in the morning :)
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 Posted 12/31/2014  11:56 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Kamnaskires to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Aeolis, Myrina issued bronzes with amphora/lyre reverses like the first coin.
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 Posted 01/01/2015  12:01 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Kamnaskires to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Third of the larger images appears to be a ship's prow...rotate 90 degrees clockwise.
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Can't find anything that matches the one with the amphora and lyre. The character to the right of the base of the amphora doesn't look Greek to me but maybe Phoenician. The other side of the coin seems to show a portrait - could be the eye at one o'clock. Perhaps after some soaking in olive oil more details become visible and the inscription makes sense.

The other though I think is a Roman post-reform Triens, here an image from a catalogue (not your specific type):


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Turn the upper picture 90 degrees clockwise and you'll notice it looks like the prow of galley reverse. The bottom picture is the right way round, notice the pellets on the top?

Hopefully someone else recognises the other one.
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 Posted 01/01/2015  12:21 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add StrykeRXL to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks Bob


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""Aeolis, Myrina issued bronzes with amphora/lyre reverses like the first coin.""


*Edit*

Look like it may be it, or very close :)

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'StrykeRXL', you can't hot-link images from Wildwinds - has been blocked to not waste bandwidth from Wildwinds.
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 Posted 01/01/2015  12:29 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add StrykeRXL to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks for the info Medieval, I'm gonna do some hunting around that :)
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Found it and yes, it would be a very similar type to that one (can attribute it as cf./var) - your obverse is more off centre struck and the reverse is slightly different, but seeing the image makes sense of what is visible of the inscription on your coins.

All props to 'Bob_L'.
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Others have answered your question so I just want to you to the community and hope that you visit and post often.
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 Posted 01/01/2015  3:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add StrykeRXL to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks Echizento. I may be posting a few more in the next few days. The wife picked me up some packs of uncleaned from crusty romans for Christmas. Soooo many I have no idea where to start :).
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