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Hi, I'm not a collector. I've joined the forum because I recently found an old coin in Greece and am trying to identify it.
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Thank you for such a warm and swift welcome :) - I found the coin whilst gardening in Greece so it's not particularly clean and is a bit bashed about. I've taken a couple of photos but not sure if they are clear enough for an ID. I have used the forum's image optimiser to try to get them as clear as possible.   |
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Cool gardening adventure...
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I moved your post to the appropriate section for the proper attention.  |
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Greece
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Wow, thanks for answering so quickly. I'm quite thrilled to discover that this coin is around 1500 years old. I dig up all sorts of stuff in my garden, lots of really large old rusty nails, etc. Some of the coolest things I've come across so far, I initially thought were horse or donkey shoes. I was stunned when I went into a little museum last year to see some of the same things hanging on the wall with photos of what they were being used for. They're actually used during the stone cutting process. The museum had old photos showing the process of cutting stone by hand using a saw blade on a large rectangular frame.
I followed the link posted by Bob L and the coin in the photos had been sold - I'm now wondering how much it sold for!
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to the community Bob's ID was spot on, Tiberius II Constantine 578-582 AD, SB-430. I can't quite make out the date but it looks like regnal year 6 which would make it 579/80. Nice find. |
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Greece
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Thank you both - it's great to know exactly what it is and a rough value. Mine isn't in as good condition as any of the ones Bob posted a link to, so I'm thinking it's probably best to just hang on to it and give it to my granddaughter as a curio :)
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What an incredible find. Welcome to the Forum. You've come to a great place to share and learn.
Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 |
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just hang on to it and give it to my granddaughter as a curio :) That is an awesome idea! And, welcome to CCF. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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It is probably good to mention here that all antiquities found in Greece (including coins) belong to the state and that the Greek state takes its ownership very seriously.
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06/25/2018 3:39 pm
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