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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Re: Onluk of Mustafa I
« Last post by Giba L on Today at 12:19:11 pm »
what is Onluk??? sorry but Google confused me a lot 
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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Re: please ID this little coin
« Last post by Anaximander on Today at 11:39:54 am »
Wholly unfamilar, but again, not my area of expertise.
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The Members' Gallery / Re: Alex's Gallery
« Last post by *Alex on Today at 10:50:58 am »
Three fairly recent additions to the medieval part of my Hammered British Coins gallery which I forgot to mention before. 

Henry I

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=186454

Edward, the Black Prince.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=186102

Henry V

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=185617

The Black Prince coin I purchased from FORVM, thanks Joe.

Alex

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Celtic, Barbaric & Tribal Imitative Coins Discussion Forum / Re: Beautiful nummo of Hilderic
« Last post by Joe Sermarini on Today at 10:45:27 am »
Go to the Fake Coin Reports (link above). Click add "add a fake report" in the header of the Fake Reports. Fill in the fields and upload with the photo. If you try, you will find you can do it.
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Fake Coins and Notorious Fake Sellers / Re: Fake Akragas?
« Last post by Joe Sermarini on Today at 10:41:40 am »
Perhaps the core of a fourree that has lost its silvering?
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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Re: please ID this little coin
« Last post by Joe Sermarini on Today at 10:40:11 am »
Probably Islamic. Not my area, so all I can say.
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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Re: Byzantine ?
« Last post by Marsha on Today at 10:10:40 am »
Reminds me of a Constantius VII follis.

It is difficult to ID as it has been overstruck, and appears to have a somewhat jumbled legend.

Like this one:

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=11030075
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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Re: please ID this little coin
« Last post by Gianluca G on Today at 09:53:58 am »
no replies?
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Roman Provincial Coins Discussion Forum / Re: Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov Nikopolis Addenda #10
« Last post by Jochen on Today at 08:49:44 am »
#066

A correction for Severus

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 15, 2.72g
Obv.: AV KAI CE - CEVHROC
          Laureate head r.
Rev.: NIKOPOLIT - PROC ICT
          Hermes, nude, stg. drontal, head l., chlamys over l. arm, holding in l. arm
          kerykeion and in extended r. hand purse
Ref.: a) AMNG 1373 (ex. #9, #11, Paris, Sofia)
         b) not in Varbanov
         c) not in Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2023) No. 8.14.10.44 corr. (same dies, writes P - ROC ICT with legend break)
coll. Hoeft

Best regards
Jochen
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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Valentinian II solidus. Is that a rosette diadem? Are those lion heads?
« Last post by Anaximander on Today at 08:38:23 am »
My latest arrivals include this Valentinian II solidus. I question the attribution to RIC IX 69a by the auctioneer and the prior attribution to RIC IX 46c2 on a prior dealer tag that was included with the lot. 

Auction description:
Valentinian II, Western Roman Empire (AD 375-392). AV solidus (20mm, 4.46 gm, 6h). Constantinople, 8th officina, 25 August AD 383-28 August AD 388. D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valentinian II right, seen from front / CONCORDI-A AVGGG H, Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, helmeted head right, right foot on prow, grounded scepter in right hand, globe in outstretched left hand; CONOB in exergue. RIC IX 69a.

There may be two errors of fact going on: (1) The pearl diadem may have a rosette on the obverse bust. (2) The throne may be ornamented with lions heads.  Tell me if you agree.

That said, getting the correct attribution is not so easy. Using RIC IX is sweet sorrow, with its myriad codes, references to other entries, and scant photographs. I narrowed down the choices by the usual diagnostic elements. Mint > Periods > Obverse Legend (naming emperor) > Metal > Denomination > and (b) reverse type, legends, officinas, and mint-mark.

Valentinian II only appears in period III, IV, V, and VI (375-392 AD), but no coins were attributed to him in period III and no gold coins in VI, leaving only period IV and V. For period IV, the obverse legend D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG matches code (2c). The rosette-diademed bust matches code (B). The reverse legend CONCORDI-A AVGGG H and type matches #46(d)2, presuming the lion heads throne. That’s not a million miles away from the earlier attribution to 46(c)2, which does not capture the rosette diadem, but does recognize the lion heads on the throne. The auction attribution to RIC IX 69(a) doesn’t capture the lion heads or the rosette. So am I mistaking the pearl diadem for the rosette (which includes the two strands of pears)?
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