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Hi all. Just been on holiday to the South of England and while there bought a collection of coins from an antique shop. The collection is mainly Roman and Greek plus a few others. I have identified and put away all the late Roman (3rd & 4th Century) but have quite a few earlier ones that I am struggling with. I have taken pictures of most of them and, if it's ok, will post a few a week here for help. This one is silver, weight is 13.96 grams and measures 26 mm. Coin is better in hand than the photos suggest!   Thank you. Just found it, Syria: Seleucis and Pieria. AR Tetradrachm. Augustus. City Goddess seated on rock, holding palm branch: River God Orontes swimming right at her feet. Edited by MetDet71
02/14/2023 09:29 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Glad you found it I was about to post...
Really nice looking example...Looking forward to seeing what other beauties you have..
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That is one of the nicer ones Palouche. I will post them in this thread instead of making loads of new ones. Coin number 2. AE, weight is 12.7grams and measures 24mm. Thanks in advance!   |
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Edited by Palouche
02/16/2023 05:45 am
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Thanks Palouche. Really appreciate your time and help. Coin number 3. AE, Weight is 9.0 grams and measures 25mm.   |
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Thanks again Palouche. How are you finding these so quickly? Is it just that you know the portraits or just experience? I am used to the later stuff and these are quite 'new' to me but when I saw them I had to have them. Coin number 4. Weight is 9.53 and measures 24mm.   Edited by MetDet71
02/16/2023 07:38 am
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Philip I from Antioch Pisidia..I'll let you find the exact type...
Nice coin!..I just recognise the portrait,probably because of years of searching and things just stick? Once I have an idea as to the owner of the portrait it's easy to search for the type with a few key words..
I must admit so far you've shown a really nice group of coins.....Paul
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02/16/2023 08:54 am
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Thanks Paul. I've managed to id a few myself looking at romancoin.info, and checking out the different portraits then looking on vcoins. Coin number 5. Weight is 7.42 grams and measures 23mm.   Is it ok for me to keep listing them in one thread or should I be listing them separately? |
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That is a Nero Antioch SC within Laurel Wreath. Not sure of the exact tyoe.
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Thank you Travel. I can find the type now.
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Last one for a while. Weight on this one is 1.78 grams, it's silver and measures 15mm. Thanks again for the help!   |
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Bit of a change...This one is Indo-Skythian. Probably Azes II with Zeus reverse? The penultimate looks close..But this isn't my collecting area...Hopefully gives you a good direction to search in. https://coinindia.com/galleries-azes2.htmlEdited by Palouche
02/16/2023 5:30 pm
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Thanks again Paul. Another labelled and put to bed.  |
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Finished going through the collection and have identified what I can, there are about 25 I am stuck on. I don't expect to have them all identified for me, I would just like a point in the right direction if that's ok please. This one I have searched for in Sear's Greek Imperial Coins, spotted one that was close but no cigar. Weight is 15.71 grams Measures 25 mm   Thank you. |
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