I have these ancient coins, that i think are from Greece or Rome and two of them are arabic...can anyone tell me the origin of them? and maybe how much they cost?
Looks like a couple islamic, couple Partian, one of Alexander the great, one from Rhodes, one of Ptolemy (not sure which), and one more I forget who. Hard to tell if they are real though or fake from the pics though they look ok to me.
If they are real, they're really impressive & several are always in demand, especially the alexander.
Alot of them are. Im not knowledgeable in them and only own a few examples & they usually arent expensive like Ptolemy & alexander.
Well the Partian, one of Alexander the great, one from Rhodes, & one of Ptolemy can go for several hundred $ each. Islamics, maybe $40-$60 each.
woow, that's nice...but i won't to let go of this collection...plus no one here in argentina will give me the price of what really cost it
Not really, thats why I dont have any greek silvers, most are over a hundred and too many fakes that scare me away from buying any.
Better and closer pictures of the coins individually would help us with attribution and authenticity. Very minor details, especially with the Parthian and Islamic (either Umayyad or Abbasid Caliphates), can make all the difference when determining the ruler.
Rose of Rhodes Alexander the Great / Zeus with Eagle Argentina 1888 I like the 3 silver Greeks very much. I would love to have the Alexander and the Rhodes in hand. I hope DS sees this thread and puts in his opine. They seem to be super fine examples and perhaps even more valuable than we think.
here are some more pics from the coins I have...if someone could help with their value on the market chau!!
Remember that the thin Islamic coins are a thousand years newer than the others and should not be expected to match. I must add that there are a lot of fakes of Greek silver and the photos would never allow certain authentication but I see nothing in the pictures that make me think the coins are not genuine.
From the mint mark on your Alexander the Great tetradrachm it looks like it was made at the Byblos mint. In Price's reference it's coin 3424. And is likely a lifetime coin made while Alexander was still alive. Many Alexander coins were continued to be made after his death. The Alexander is the one on the left in this picture: And even though those coins are old I still would avoid holding them like this or letting them rub together. They will just mark each other up more -
Just in case you are curious how these coins got to be different, the greek style continued down through the Parthians. When the Sassanids took over, to quickly mint coins they simply took the Parthian coins, (and some roman), and hammered them flat, then struck them. This made a thin broad coin. When the Arabs took over Persia, they contniued this design, because by then this was "what coins looked like". So, your Islamic coins are thin and broad. Just an aside, but the kind of info I find interesting. Chris
