I have this coin AE14 ID'ed as a Ptolemy VI. Anyone agree? I had another Ptolemy very much like this one. I remember one of our members spoke of the "fishhook"...
This one is in pretty poor shape but I don't recognize it at all. I was hoping it looked familiar to some of the great experts here. I don't know where to...
Michael, When asking for help, you should usually post the diameter in mm and weight in grams. Helps narrow things down. I am guessing that this is a 16-18mm...
Yep. I can see the "AL" on the left side of the bust. So, I agree it's Severus Alexander. If you go to wildwinds, then scroll to the provincial coins at the...
We sure do have some good attributord on this list . Yep, portrait of Sev. Alexander, another teenaged emperor, who ruled 224-238 or so, when he and his mother...
You're absolutely right. 16 mm on the short dimension and 18 on the long. Now that I know it's Severus, it will be easier to look up. I see the reverse is...
... Ah, not so easy. Oh well. I must have looked through 1000 images. Still very informative though. I have several new batches coming my way from different...
Looking at the reverse some more, it seems that those two readable letters may be, not LI (lambda-iota) but AI, and the city possibly NIKAION, Nicaea. Bryan ...
Group I am very impressed with your attribution skills! Perhaps you guys can give me a hand on occasion. Attribs are my weak point in dealing with ancients....
does anyone in either zappers or A/P clean coins for a fee? if so i may have a couple i would like to have done because i REALLY want them cleaned and i dont...
Jerry, any time you have a question, I hope you'll post it with a photo. I'm an amateur, not an expert, but there seem to be folks on this list who will...
Take a look at www.coinproject.com this coin certainly has similarities to: http://www.coinproject.com/siteimages/69-CP5.jpg Carl Carl Zipfel csp EHS...
Hi Red and will do my friend! Thanks for being so kind partner.. God Bless.. Jerry.. - Jerry Jones My Coin Store: http://www.AncientCoinStore.com My Blog:...
I'm a little late to the party since I get the digest form, but it is Severus Alexander from Nicaea, but a Tyche reverse instead of Athena like the coin from...
Michael, Your coin seems to be a variation of RecGen 605 or possibly 606 (Tyche is standing on a prow, but we can't see that portion on your coin. My...
Hey Michael, Tyche is a common theme on many of the provincial AEs from many different mints. Your coin is definitely from Nicaea, Bithynia. If you get into...
I only zapped some of these since I felt removing the green patina would not be a good thing. I was not able to find them in the database, perhaps I'm looking...
First and last coins are Alexander the Great in Lion-skin headdress, rev. War club and bow in case, legend ALEXANDROU (in Greek). The other four are his...
Don't zap unless it is necessary. the green patina is a very valuable "asset" to the coin. The other coins look like Philip II coins (Alexander's dad). You...
This coin I cleaned sure looks like the one in the subject line which (in much better condition) sold for $800. It can't be the same. Here is the one from...
The Wildwinds coin is a siliqua, meanning it is silver. Yours is bronze. John The Wildwinds coin is a siliqua, meanning it is silver. Yours is bronze. John...
I'm new to "zapping" and loving it. I've noticed that after a coin has been zapped several times it tends to darken. What is happening? I apologize if I'm...
The coins look the same to me. The reverse is "HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS" and it is Constantius on the obverse. Somebody really wanted a coin that had been...
The coin indeed appears to be Siscia RIC 291. Yours appears to officina "A" while the other is gamma. The coin is listed in RIC as scarce, for what that is...
Hi Chuck and ask whatever you like and as often as you like. Chuck, this one is still a mystery to many of us. I am sure you are following all our...
