Help Identifying these 5 Ancients Please.

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by tonedcoins, Jan 9, 2011.

  1. tonedcoins

    tonedcoins New Member

    I've had these 5 coins for a while and have not gotten the chance to research them and so I took some pics and need some quick help in identifying them. Each coin is front and back.

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  3. FreakyGarrettC

    FreakyGarrettC Wise young snail

    I can't help ID them but I am sure someone can. Your pics are great! I always have a hard time photographing ancients.
     
  4. Gao

    Gao Member

    Can you provide diameters, preferably in millimeters? It would make it a bit easier to identify these.

    In any case, I think the second coin is a provincial of Julia Domna. The reverse depicts the goddess Nike. The reverse has the name of the town, and I'm pretty sure I can make out "...TOBE...," so it's probably from Stobi

    The fourth is another provincial, and it's definitely Severus Alexander. This one is from Markianopolis. Going by what's on Wildwinds, if this thing is about 25mm wide, then I think it's Moushmov 701, which is described on Wildwinds as "Severus Alexander AE25 of Markianopolis. Legate Umbrius Tereventinus. AVT K M AVP CEVH ALEXANDPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / HG 8M TEPEBENTINOV MAPKIANOPOLIT, Dikaiosyne/Aequitas standing left holding scales and cornucopiae."

    The last one is Caracalla, and I think it's from Serdica, as I think the reverse reads "OVΛΠIAC CEPΔIKIC," though I'm having some trouble making much out of the right half of that on your coin.
     
  5. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    The first three are all Stobi: Caracalla, Julia Domna (as Gao said) and one I'm less certain of but I suspect Geta. I agree with Gao on the others.
     
  6. tonedcoins

    tonedcoins New Member

    1st Coin) 26mm
    2nd Coin) 22mm
    3rd coin) 23mm
    4th coin) 24mm
    5th coin) 29mm

    Thank you for all the info provided so far guys.
    FreakyGarrettC, just practice, a tripod and steady hands my friend.
     
  7. tonedcoins

    tonedcoins New Member

    Anyone else with more info?
     
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