i got 2 coins. i want to know more about the coins, and the price too. 1. http://www.geocities.com/ilan1812/image01.jpg 2. http://www.geocities.com/ilan1812/image02.jpg
Howdy lf2lues1ex - Welcome to the Forum !! Sorry, but the links you posted are not working. If you can fix the links we can probably help you.
Strangely enough,the links worked for me...but only one time and then 404 Yahoo messages popped up.I got enough of a look to give you a general idea of what you have.Both are silver dime-sized coins,one Roman Republican and the other Greek.The Roman coin is typical of the denarii of 100-40BC, featuring Roma on the obverse and a quadriga chariot on the reverse.These usually sell for around $80-150.The greek coin is more likely from a bit earlier 250-150BC and would sell for about the same as the other but I didn't have it onscreen long enough to positively identify.
I think it might be a firewall/disabled cookies type of thing.I have a lot of protection on my system and it sometimes blocks photos and some websites but every time I log onto Coin Talk Forum,I can view them one time.
The first coin is a Roman Republic denier. The second is a seleuchid coin of Demetrius I, probably minted at Antioch. It is difficult to tell its size from the image. if it is the same size as the first, then it is a drachm. if it is much bigger, then it is probably a tetradrachm. You can find out what they are exactly and what they are (roughly) worth by doing a little research here: http://www.wildwinds.com
I looked it up following Ian's lead (thanks) and discovered what I think is your coin. It is actually Demetrios II (145-138 BC) presumably the son.You can tell from the portraits,dad was big and beefy and son is young and slim like the guy on your coin.Also,Demitrios I had no coins featuring seated figures on the reverse but Junior did,the goddess Tyche,holding a short scepter in her right hand and crading a cornucopia in her left arm.The inscriptions on either side of her read "Demetrios King" in Greek One similar coin,a silver tetradrachm on Wildwinds was estimated at $150 and sold for $130.
