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Author Topic: Unidentified Coin-30mm wide and about 3mm thick-Bronze (?)-DONE  (Read 549 times)

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Offline Adam D2

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Recently, when purchasing two greek coins, the seller sent me an extra coin as a 'gift'. I have no idea what it is or where it is from. It gives me the impression of being Roman, but I have no idea. Both obverse and reverse appear to be busts, and they have lettering around them, however,  I cannot read the wording nor make out the faces. It is fairly heavy, but I have not weighed it. It is 30mm across and about 3mm thick. I'm assuming it is bronze, but I'm not sure.

Any help would be appreciated, as I am lost. If any of the pictures are blurry don't hesitate to point it out and I'll try to take better ones, possibly out in the sun.

Offline Peter G5

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Re: Unidentified Coin-30mm wide and about 3mm thick-Bronze (?)
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2017, 01:35:00 am »
Dear Adam,

something like this:
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=161723 or


https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=365402

SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Æ 29mm (17.33 g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left/right / ANTIOXEΩN MHTPO KOΛΩN, Δ-E and S C across fields, Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche of Antioch right; ram above

Offline Adam D2

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Re: Unidentified Coin-30mm wide and about 3mm thick-Bronze (?)
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2017, 02:24:53 am »
That does appear to be it. Thank you very much!

 

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