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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 10-28-2009, 12:37 PM   #1 (permalink) monetarium Member     Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 51 Help with an ancient greek and 25 Fr coin/token? Please...please...please, help! I bought an ancient Greek? coin for $20 at an coin shop but I haven't been able to identify its exact origin. Also, I found a coin? / token that says 25 Fr. Perhaps it's just a token, but the denomination and the letters "Fr (Francs?)" arises my curiosity. Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks! Attached Thumbnails       10-28-2009, 12:39 PM   #2 (permalink) Ardatirion FVTVE FATVM     Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 2,663 My Mood: Diameter in millimeters, please. And weight in grams, if possible. __________________ My Ancient Coin Collection   10-28-2009, 12:56 PM   #3 (permalink) monetarium Member     Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 51 Hummm... Unfortunately I don't have a scale nor a ruler at hand, but the Greek coin is about the same of a US dime and the 25 FR token similar to a quarter. Would that help? Sorry about that.   10-28-2009, 01:26 PM   #4 (permalink) Ardatirion FVTVE FATVM     Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 2,663 My Mood: Bricks without straw... Looks like Athens, with the legend AΘE. I'll get you a precise reference when I get home. __________________ My Ancient Coin Collection   10-28-2009, 02:14 PM   #5 (permalink) monetarium Member     Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 51 Many thanks!   10-28-2009, 05:48 PM   #6 (permalink) Ardatirion FVTVE FATVM     Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 2,663 My Mood: Kroll 83, 190-183 BC. __________________ My Ancient Coin Collection   10-28-2009, 06:27 PM   #7 (permalink) monetarium Member     Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 51 You are the best! So, it is from Athens and produced around II B.C. Now, what is the denomination for this one? Is it an Oboli? Not sure if I paid too much ;( Thanks again for sharing you knowledge!   10-28-2009, 07:23 PM   #8 (permalink) Ardatirion FVTVE FATVM     Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 2,663 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by monetarium You are the best! So, it is from Athens and produced around II B.C. Now, what is the denomination for this one? Is it an Oboli? Not sure if I paid too much ;( Thanks again for sharing you knowledge! Yes, Athens. Like most ancient coins, we don't know the name of the denomination and simply categorize it by size, in this case AE2 (bronze, 2nd size). It is from sometime near 190 and precisely 183 BC. The dating was established by the careful excavations of the Agora at Athens over the past century. In fact, Kroll is Vol XXVI of the American School at Athens site reports, dedicated to the Greek coins. __________________ My Ancient Coin Collection   10-29-2009, 12:13 AM   #9 (permalink) monetarium Member     Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 51 I don't know much about ancient coins, but this was very enlightening. I wouldn't image that there is no common denomination for this type. Thanks again!   10-29-2009, 07:10 AM   #10 (permalink) randygeki Coin Collector     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,040 My Mood: I picked up this book when I first started colleting, its helps alot. Attached Thumbnails   __________________ My old coins (really old)   10-29-2009, 10:47 AM   #11 (permalink) monetarium Member     Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 51 Thank you!   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « Jahangir zodiac mohur | 1632 Archduke Leopold Taler - NGC MS-63 » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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