Benicia California Small Town Museum Has A Few Ancient Roman And Greek Coins

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willieboyd2 Pillar of the Community United States 524 Posts	Posted 04/04/2025 10:11 am Benicia is a small town near San Francisco, California. It was a US Army base during the California Gold Rush and was briefly the state capitol in the 1850's. The Benicia Museum has a few small Roman and Greek coins on display. Benicia Museum - Roman and Greek coins The upper left coin is a Roman coin of the emperor Antoninus Pius. https://www.brianrxm.com The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin Coins in Movies Coins on Television Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 04/04/2025 11:39 am Excellent! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
chipjones Pillar of the Community United States 819 Posts	Posted 04/04/2025 4:37 pm Benicia also has luccas it's a restaurant/bar that has free music in the beer garden. Been there and few times. Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 04/05/2025 08:16 am Hard to tell from the photos, but they don't look authentic. Report this Post to the Staff
willieboyd2 Pillar of the Community United States 524 Posts	Posted 04/05/2025 09:32 am The museum has a website: https://mohbenicia.org https://www.brianrxm.com The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin Coins in Movies Coins on Television Edited by willieboyd2 04/05/2025 09:38 am Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4036 Posts	Posted 04/05/2025 09:49 am It seems odd that they'd have ancient coins, unless they were owned by General Vallejo or his wife Benicia. Seems more appropriate to have a collection of the coins that might have been used by the vallejos. Very doubtful they spent ancient coins in Alta California but the General was quite the gentelman so might have collected them. Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 04/06/2025 08:50 am I suspect they have them because some local collector's heir in the area didn't want them and didn't want to sell them, so donated them to the museum. The Corinthian colt at top left does have very suspicious-looking patina, but the others seem fine. I'd be reluctant to condemn them just based off these photos. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
willieboyd2 Pillar of the Community United States 524 Posts	Posted 04/06/2025 12:53 pm Another coin on display at the nearby Benicia State Capitol building, a half dollar from the year that Benicia was the state capitol: United States half dollar 1853 This coin looks like it has seen some service. https://www.brianrxm.com The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin Coins in Movies Coins on Television Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 04/07/2025 08:21 am Quote: This coin looks like it has seen some service. Indeed! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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