Mr. No Clue Calling Again? | Roman Egypt Tet, Counterfeit/Fake Greek?

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warjag Valued Member United States 198 Posts	Posted 05/25/2009 7:19 pm Edited by Sap 05/30/2009 12:33 am Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 05/25/2009 8:19 pm The smaller one, with "L Z" on the reverse, is a base-silver tetradrachm from Roman Egypt. I can't make out the Emperor's name, but it was someone from the later period who reigned for at least 7 years (L Z is Egyptian shorthand for "Year 7"). The larger one is Greek; the obverse is Tyche with a turreted city on her head. On the reverse, a name (either of the city of issue, the king, or a local magistrate) runs sideways down the right of the standing figure, but I can't see enough of the lettering to get a clue as to this coin's specific origin. In the name, I can see an X (Greek letter Ch) and a triangle (Greek letter D) but everything else is too fuzzy. 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
warjag Valued Member United States 198 Posts	Posted 05/25/2009 9:58 pm Sap you are amazing. Report this Post to the Staff
valutarick Valued Member Netherlands 376 Posts	Posted 05/27/2009 06:55 am small coin from Alexandrian Mint, emperor Antoninus Pius, struck in the year 143- 144 AD, presumably a tetradrachm. Large coin reeds cop, which stands for present day Corinthia in Greece. Tyche is shown goddess, like Sap mentionned. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 05/28/2009 07:05 am On the Greek one, I've got good news and bad news. The good news is I think I've found a very, very good match for it: Arados, tetradrachm, circa 50 BC. The bad news is, it's supposed to be silver; there is a bronze coin wit a similar design, but it doesn't have the wreath. That means this coin is a tourist fake, which also explains the green fuzziness. 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
warjag Valued Member United States 198 Posts	Posted 06/11/2009 07:04 am Sap thanks again. Now if I could only find them. I have been going through each country and pretty much getting them down to what I want to keep in what you would call screw or nail holders for now. Well I had bought so many of these at Lowes the shelf broke and everything went all over my office. Coins everywhere!!! The good news is my mom moved in with my wife and I 2 years ago and now has become a coin nut!! I think she is glad it happened so she can go back to sorting. Report this Post to the Staff
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