new coin for id

[HELEN S]

  

  i have read alot whilst i have been a member but just cant remember anyone writing a warning about coin addiction which is what i am now suffering with ooooops
 can you please look at my new addition and give me an id for it please
 it came with an id but do not want to sway anyone so will await any answers before i talk about what it says it is

 sorry i have no weight or measurement at the moment

[Pekka K]

Elymais drachm.

Pekka K

[HELEN S]

Elymais drachm.

Pekka K

 listed as ORODES 11 but dont seem to be able to prove that it is this specific coin i will have a relook with the information you have supplied
 pekka may i ask a personal question are you working with a photographic memory as although i look at many coins per day my recall ability is just not in your league this is a serious question as whatever coin i put up it is very rare that you do not return with key information and to have that ability would be amazing
 thankyou for your time as always i shall look into it further and gleen what information i can

[Jay GT4]

Helen the more you look at coins the more you will be able to recognize the time period and the culture.  It takes years and thousands of coins but eventually you can narrow it down quite quickly. Personally I've never seen the coin you posted before but the style tells me it's Eastern as Pekka pointed out.

[HELEN S]

Helen the more you look at coins the more you will be able to recognize the time period and the culture.  It takes years and thousands of coins but eventually you can narrow it down quite quickly. Personally I've never seen the coin you posted before but the style tells me it's Eastern as Pekka pointed out.

 do you think it is real shall i move it to the fake section as cant believe it if it is true it is a great coin and i am worried about the nominal price i have paid for this piece of history

[Jay GT4]

As I said I don't know these coins but just because it is cheap doesn't mean it is fake, it just means there isn't much of a demand for them or the market is flooded. Look in the Forum auctions and you will see lots of real coins selling cheaply.  Look in the members galleries to find similar coins...there are lots of them there.

[Jay GT4]

Go to the members gallery and then click "search"  Then type in "Elymais drachm".  Hundreds of coins like yours will show up.

[HELEN S]

  thankyou for all your help i know we dont talk about value but wonder if i can add this as i am trying to learn values on coins IN GENERAL as an important part of collecting and have checked these coins on the forum and they have all been sold so there is nothing i can gleen from that source

Category: Persian Coins
Bronze Elymais coin of a bearded King with anchor on one side, raised designs on the other side.
Persian antiquities are authentic historical relics and come with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Questions? Ask the Relequist


200 AD
1/2"
    $449.99
Plus Shipping
11% Discount?  

 MY QUESTIONS

 1/ is this the same coin please
 2/ is this just a greedy seller OR is this the type of money this coin could be expected to achieve
 

[Jay GT4]

http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?search=Elymais+drachm&view_mode=1&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ol=1&sort=&c=&a=&l=#14

[HELEN S]

   thankyou for that great link something i can study at long last thankyou all for your help very difficult when you are swimming out of your depth       

[Steve E]

Here's another helpful link.

http://www.parthia.com/parthia_coins_elymais.htm

~Steve



Edit; also check out this mini article on Doug Smith's website.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/voc6.html

scroll down a little to find your coin

[Enodia]

yet another useful site...

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/6/

[Jay GT4]

 

[HELEN S]

 

yet another useful site...

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/6/

   

[areich]

Coins in this condition can be had cheaply. I've seen many hundreds of these Elymaic bronzes in junk boxes for $10 or less, the nicer ones as nice as this one. Some even had a patina.

[Robert_Brenchley]

I see no reason to suppose it isn't genuine. Nice coin.

[Howard Cole]

These coins are rather common.  At the most for a really nice one, I wouldn't pay more than $20.  I think I have 5 or 6 in my album and didn't pay more than $10 for any of them.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-29875

[Howard Cole]

 thankyou for all your help i know we dont talk about value but wonder if i can add this as i am trying to learn values on coins IN GENERAL as an important part of collecting and have checked these coins on the forum and they have all been sold so there is nothing i can gleen from that source

Category: Persian Coins
Bronze Elymais coin of a bearded King with anchor on one side, raised designs on the other side.
Persian antiquities are authentic historical relics and come with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Questions? Ask the Relequist


200 AD
1/2"
    $449.99
Plus Shipping
11% Discount?  

 MY QUESTIONS

 1/ is this the same coin please
 2/ is this just a greedy seller OR is this the type of money this coin could be expected to achieve
 

Same coin.  Greedy seller.  Even a tetradrachm of Orodes II should be less than $150.

[HELEN S]

 thankyou for all your help i know we dont talk about value but wonder if i can add this as i am trying to learn values on coins IN GENERAL as an important part of collecting and have checked these coins on the forum and they have all been sold so there is nothing i can gleen from that source

Category: Persian Coins
Bronze Elymais coin of a bearded King with anchor on one side, raised designs on the other side.
Persian antiquities are authentic historical relics and come with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Questions? Ask the Relequist


200 AD
1/2"
    $449.99
Plus Shipping
11% Discount?  

 MY QUESTIONS

 1/ is this the same coin please
 2/ is this just a greedy seller OR is this the type of money this coin could be expected to achieve
 
 

Same coin.  Greedy seller.  Even a tetradrachm of Orodes II should be less than $150.

 thankyou so much for your time in explaining that this can happen it helps a newbie  get a handle on the reality
  valuation is something that is quite hard to detemine as in any hobby no one wants to spend more than it is actually worth

[areich]

Maybe the kind of dealer who lists coins for 10-20 times what they're worth. These sellers typically accept offers so buyers pay 5 times what the coin is worth and still think they're being clever. A common tactic on Ebay.

[HELEN S]

 today this coin has arrived and it is a delight i am just so pleased to own it thankyou for your comments

 i will continue with some research and find out a little more about the history