except the arabian coin i am not sure about the others if they real or fake? what do you think? thanks.
Well, I believe your #1 coin to be a Roman sestertius of the Roman emperor Aurellian 270-275 AD. It looks very legitimate to me. Sear 3273/ RIC 76. #2 & #3 seem shaky to me (fake), but not sure. Congrads on #1, cool to have a coin around 1,800 years old.
#2 looks like an Alex II tet, and #3 is an early Sassanid piece, clipped. #4 is Islamic. You would need closer pics of them to authenticate them, and weights would help. Of the four, the values, (if real), would be 2, 3, 1 and four from highest to lowest. Sorry I don't have my books with me to tell you the Sassanid emperor, but like I said its early, about 250-300 AD. Chris
thank you for answer i really Concern about #2 and #3. by the way as you can see in #2 in the back of this coin should be a bird but is not there for some reason. do you have any idea how much this coins are worth? thanks.
Number 1 is an antoninianus of the Roman emperor Carinus, made when he was still Caesar under his father (282-284 AD). Give me a close up shot of the reverse, and I'll see what else I can find.
#3, the Sassanian coin, is Shapur I, who ruled circa 240-272 AD. The reverse shows two attendants flanking a fire altar -- referring to the Zoroastrian religion of the Sassanids.
Don't the edges look funny though? I know it could be from the clip, but to me the edges don't look right. To the OP, without the coin in hand its hard to prove genuineness. The best idea would be to have an ancient dealer look at them for you.
well how can i know what is the correct weight of each coin ? so i can check it and to see if the weight are ok. and do you have any idea what is the value of them? thanks to all of you guys for helping.
I see what you're saying, but the earlier Sassanid coins have designs that go much closer to the edge than later issues. It's hard to say for sure without the coin in hand.
ok i got the weights of the coins so: #1 is 4.38 gr, #2 10.23 gr, #3 3.38 gr, #4 5.58 gr. so what can you say about the weights ? thanks
I don't know, but the 2 attendants at the alter coins have the feel of the fantasy coins put out by the Poijoy mint in the UK. Just a gut feeling.
The style of the Sassanid is correct, this is an exact match of a Shapur I. However, the weight is low, as these usually run 4+ grams. The coin would need to be seen in hand to confirm if it is good or a replica. It does appear clipped, but not that much since eyestrain is correct that early Sassanian coins had less of a margin than later ones like Khusrau II.
yes you are correct i need to take the coins to some expert to see them in hand. thank you for trying to help
