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Aleksanr B

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antique coin
« on: June 07, 2020, 01:34:03 pm »
 Hello, tell me please on a coin

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Re: antique coin
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2020, 01:40:58 pm »
Size?  Weight?

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Re: antique coin
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2020, 02:06:26 pm »
 13mm. 2 gr

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Re: antique coin
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2020, 03:09:34 pm »

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Re: antique coin
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2020, 01:22:39 am »
 Akropolis   Ń‚hank you, the coin is similar to the one in the link,but it is much larger. I can't find a similar one, probably a very rare coin....

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Re: antique coin
« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2020, 01:56:02 am »

Another possibility could be Athens:

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=250330

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Re: antique coin
« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2020, 03:37:03 am »
The coin here is from Myrina on the Thracian island of Lemnos:
https://ikmk.smb.museum/object?id=18251029
https://ikmk.smb.museum/object?id=18251025
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8587892p

It seems to be quite rare  :).


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Re: antique coin
« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2020, 04:31:22 am »
Pekka K  thanks

Altamura   thanks,On the first and third links, exactly it. I wonder how it is possible to classify the degree of rarity of my coin?

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Re: antique coin
« Reply #8 on: June 08, 2020, 12:39:36 pm »
... I wonder how it is possible to classify the degree of rarity of my coin? ...
It's my personal view that this type is quite rare, but how many did you find  ;) ?

If you look at acsearch for "myrina lemn* owl" then you find 6 coins, none of them with a bow as symbol:
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=myrina+lemn*+owl&category=1&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&thesaurus=1&order=1&currency=eur&company=

If you are e.g. searching for "pergam* owl" then you find more than 200:
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=pergam*+owl&category=1&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&thesaurus=1&order=1&currency=usd&company=

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Re: antique coin
« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2020, 03:29:59 pm »
Altamura  thank you, tell me how much would you value this coin for sale, taking into account the degree of rarity and good condition. Sincerely, Alexander

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Re: antique coin
« Reply #10 on: June 09, 2020, 12:21:33 pm »
As a rule, we members on the forum do not discuss value.  Rarity, however, does not necessarily equal value.  A coin which is "one of a kind" is not as unusual as you might think.  Value consists of the limit of supply and the amount of demand.  Athenian owls for example are common, but everyone wants one, even if it is the only ancient Greek coin in their collectionPrice depends on not only supply but demand.  But even if your coin were "one of a kind" there are not the associations with history, or with a famous collector, or with great art work that spur on people's interest.  Maybe there is someone out there that is looking for that exact variety (with a bow?), but finding them is another matter.  That is why dealers are useful, not just as experts on coins, but also as those who know coin customers.  But, you are doing things correctly as far as I can see, just don't ask us about value.  Anyway, the value you probably ultimately want is someone who will put their money where there mouth is.

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Re: antique coin
« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2020, 01:15:34 pm »
 
JBF  Thank you for the explanation, I am a new member of the forum and therefore I do not understand everything yet. But I will understand everything and I think that I will be useful to the forum at least in the field of metal plastics and something in numismatics. Sincerely, Alexander

 

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