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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Greek bronze?

« Last post by Risto K on Yesterday at 03:45:51 am »

20.0/18.0 mm 2.55 g. Head of Athena / horse(?) galloping to right, BAΣІΛΕΩΣ.. the king's name is not readable. The coin is very thin.

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Forum numizmatyki antycznej po polsku / Re: Piękne zdobycze: od Dioklecjana do Anastazjusza I

« Last post by DzikiZdeb on Yesterday at 03:31:57 am »

Czy to przypadkiem nie resztki krzyżyka albo którejś z możliwych literek?

Rozumiem, że teoretycznie może tam być też coś do tej pory nienotowanego? Z notowanych literek w tej serii najbardziej przypomina mi to "R", a jeśli miałbym wyjść poza zestaw z katalogu, to coś pomiędzy "T" a "A". Krzyżyk, który znalazłem dla tej emisji na wildwinds wygląda bardziej na krzyż grecki, więc raczej odpada.

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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Celtic?

« Last post by Risto K on Yesterday at 03:14:27 am »

A Celtic coin? Bronze, 20.7 mm 4.69 g. Head to r. / crude triskeles?

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Fake Coins and Notorious Fake Sellers / Re: Fake Akragas?

« Last post by Pietro T on April 14, 2024, 07:01:05 pm »

I think it is a cast, or not?
Which type is it? I didn't find similar coins online.

Thanks for your reply

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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Re: is this an Indian coin - bull & arabic? 1.36cm diametre, 0.38cm edge

« Last post by Jan P on April 14, 2024, 05:42:47 pm »

I do not think so, Virgil. The sitting archer is a characteristic Parthian design.
Look here: on this forum Kamaskires wrote an article on it:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=111425.0

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Ancient Coin Forum / Re: Buying Ancients and Taking Them Out of Italy: Laws and Practice

« Last post by Ron C2 on April 14, 2024, 05:31:20 pm »

Italy has very strict export permit laws now and a very slow bureaucracy. Exporting legally from there isn’t something you can do while visiting in vacation, in my opinion.

To be honest though, I rarely see worthwhile coins in the major Italian cities these days, and when I do, they are overpriced compared to dealers in almost any other country.

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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Re: 04 ID pls

« Last post by Jan P on April 14, 2024, 05:31:08 pm »

Hello Giba,
I took a quick look and I think it might be an Ottoman Akce of a Sultan Suleyman.
As I am just back from a 10km walk which ended in a restaurant and it is bed time here, I 'll see tomorrow if I can find the identification of this piece.
Till than  .

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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Re: small byzantine bronze

« Last post by Ron C2 on April 14, 2024, 05:28:24 pm »

Possibly Leo IV. I’d suggest 8th century.

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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Re: small byzantine bronze

« Last post by Bohemian on April 14, 2024, 04:41:54 pm »

The second photo was upside down, this is the correct orientation. AE 16mm

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Ancient Coin Forum / Buying Ancients and Taking Them Out of Italy: Laws and Practice

« Last post by jskirwin on April 14, 2024, 03:41:32 pm »

As a collector of ancients and frequent traveler to Italy I have read a lot of conflicting information, including several posts on this forum, regarding the purchase of ancient Roman coins as a tourist in Italy.
What are the laws of purchasing coins in Italy, and taking them out of the country - such as home to the UK, USA or Canada?
And what are the practicalities of doing so?

I have never purchased coins in Rome, and instead spent the time at the Capitoline Museum which has coins I could never afford, and have only rarely seen come up at auction.
In my time as a collector, I have advised others to do the same due to the unclear laws and the potential delay at customs. But I have been taken to task for my reticence, and gotten into some rather heated arguments with other collectors over this matter.

I know that Andrew McCabe and Meepzorp have written on this issue 10 years ago, but I would like to know what the laws - and practicalities are of buying coins in Rome and leaving the country with them.