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Greek Coin needs an ID. no clue on what era I bought it as part of a lot, without any ID.. they were cheap so I doubt its worth much. of course its worn big time. 17mm weight 4.19 grams looks like an eagle on reverse facing left with wing spread on right. brass/bronze CHEERS!    Edited by Coinnewbie3
04/19/2018 12:00 am
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Rest in Peace
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Don't think there is enough left but to guess. The counterstamp may help in figuring time and place?
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 United States
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Not Greek, but Roman Provincial. Coin has a center dimple and appears to be counter marked. I don't think an ID is possible for this one, it's too corroded.
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United States
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This coin from the Gemini V auction in 2009 seems quite similar, including the countermark:  Lot 731. Ptolemaic Kingdom. Regency of Cleopatra I for Ptolemy VI Philometor. (180-176 BC). Bronze 18 mm (3.88 gm). Uncertain provincial mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy VI right, KP countermark behind head / [ΠΤΟΛΕ]ΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛ[Ε?Σ], eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, dolphin (or cornucopiae?) in left field. Svoronos 1488, pl. xlviii, 21-23. Excessively rare portrait of the young Egyptian king. About fine/fair. Ex Donald H. Doswell Collection. Estimate: US$300 (unsold) https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=562396Edited by Kushanshah
04/19/2018 04:14 am
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Kushanshah, thank you so much!!!!You found it.
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Pillar of the Community
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Impressive Kush. I'm in awe at how you guys identify these old coins. Just amazing to me.
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Impressive, Kushanshah, contratulations!
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It was dumb luck mostly. I thought the fabric of the coin (beveled edge, centration dimples) and the eagle looked Ptolemaic. I initially thought the portrait might be of a woman, perhaps Cleopatra VII. I thumbed through Sear's Greek Coins and their Values, Vol 2, which happened to have a photo of this type (#7906), complete with countermark. It turned out not to be a woman after all but a young boy, Ptolemy VI. From there I searched several numismatic sites for a decent photo and found the above at acsearch.info. Edited by Kushanshah
04/19/2018 5:20 pm
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