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Valued Member
United States
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Okay, here's a coin headed to the "unidentified" box. At least not the "nothing but a slug" box. But before I put it away, I'm curious as to whether you serious collectors might actually recognize this face? Not likely, but thought I'd ask. :-)  |
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 United States
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@gtkwml, it is probably a futile effort, but any chance of getting a pic in sharp focus. Also, sometimes the stuff on the rev helps to narrow the possibilities. Please post a pic of the other side too. Thx.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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United States
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My first thought was Kushan Heraios, but his coins are only in silver. It might be Soter Megas, but there really isn't much detail to go by.
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Valued Member
 United States
224 Posts |
Thanks for looking.
The reverse makes the bust look like high def. :-)
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Valued Member
United States
224 Posts |
I'm also thinking that the brain might also be seeing a man where there really is just corroded metal. Like seeing the "man in the moon".
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I inverted it and traced the outline of what may be a bust and face in blue. You can see an eye socket, nose/nostrils, nose bridge, and mouth, as well as what appears to be a hair line and a neck line. Good luck trying to figure it out. A weight and diameter might be (marginally) helpful, then look for similarly-sized coins with large triangular busts, a slightly hooked nose with a broad, flat nose bridge, a narrow chin and an open mouth.  Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6130 Posts |
 Probably a lost cause, especially without a legend and a corroded reverse. I see the bust, but I can't tell whether it's male or female, much less if we're talking about a Greek or Roman provincial here. |
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Rest in Peace
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Looks like Joe the cook at the after school hangout we used to call "The Greek's" in downtown Glen Ellyn, right next to the movie theater, on Crescent Blvd, across from the train station, gee my memory at least ain't gone!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Wonder if it's not an oh-so-common John II Casimir solidus.
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Russian Federation
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Wonder if it's not an oh-so-common John II Casimir solidus. ...You know, that actually makes sense. Depends on the size, weight, and reverse, of course. (If so, it would be about 16 mm in diameter and weigh about 1 to 1.3 grams.) |
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