3 new coins 2 need more indentification, please help

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Cyrrhus, Sep 8, 2016.

  1. Cyrrhus

    Cyrrhus Well-Known Member

    Hello,

    Sorry for the last post that will not happen again.

    I have 3 new coins, the first two I can not find exactly the type, help is much appreciated.

    1) Trajan from where?
    2) Gordian III, from? also Ladicea? neocaesarea? or?
    3) is: SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Laodicea ad Mare. Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ (23mm, 8.63 g, 12h). Laureate head of Lucius right / Laureate head of Marcus right.

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  3. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    First coin, found in CNG's archives simply by typing the search terms "Trajan, AE, eagle, standards":

    http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=94267
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    CILICIA, Nicinia-Claudiopolis. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ 25mm (9.98 g). Laureate head right / COL IVL AVG FELI NINIC CLA[VD], eagle standing left, head right, between two standards. SNG Levante -; SNG von Aulock 5766 (same dies). VF, green and black patina.
     
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  4. Cyrrhus

    Cyrrhus Well-Known Member

    Great, one to go that is more easy I think..but puff
    AYTOKKMANTROPA...?
     
  5. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    The second coin is Gordian III, as you already identified. In addition to the distinctive portrait, the obverse spells his name.

    AVTOKKMANTΓOPΔIANOCCEB

    The reverse legend seems to match GIII's tetradrachms of Antioch in Syria, ΔHM[APXE]ΣOVCIAC, with the chi sometimes engraved more like a sigma (as seen on your coin).
     
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  6. Cyrrhus

    Cyrrhus Well-Known Member

    Okay, but it is a bronze coin, that's why I thought it is not a Tet.
     
  7. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    I don't follow these coins and so don't know if they were also issued in bronze, but some of the examples I see online show very debased silver. Maybe yours is very debased silver tetradrachm.
     
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