Has Anyone seen this coin before? Anywhere..Sold, traded, auctioned in recent years. Marcus Aurelius 13.3 gr 28.8mm
Oh, you want to know where? First, I doubt it is Marcus Aurelius. Try Commodus. It's from Kyzikos in Mysia, or I strongly suspect it is. See these similar medallions: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=159420 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=328911 I see "...KOMO..." on your obverse so probably Commodus. Probably a rare coin-- not finding exact matches in any archives. You could try looking through the references for the coins listed above, if you can get your hands on the reference books (not sure if they're available online but probably not).
neat coin! i like the reverse. it has the dimples in it too, i know of Ptolemy 4 coins have that but this isn't one of them.
Well, it's in pretty rough shape but it's still an interesting and unusual coin. I don't know what it would bring. The only way to find out would be to sell it and see.
Your question is a fairly common one from newcomers to this site. You'll probably think the answers you get aren't helpful, but in reality they are. First, rarity is common among ancient coins. By itself, rarity isn't worth much. You may find this statement hard to believe, but it's accurate. There are any number of very rare ancient coins that aren't worth more than $20 - $30 in the market. A coin's historical significance is one criteria in determining its value. Another is condition (yours is in somewhat poor condition even for an ancient coin). Artistic quality of the devices (the portrait on the obverse, the items illustrated on the reverse) also help determine value. The best thing to do is to research this coin for yourself at acsearch.info, using the information provided by contributors to this thread.
No way that show is still on. As in new shows not re runs. But I guess as long as there's such things as flea markets and grandpa's attic the producers can find somewhat new-ish material.
Of course it is. The shows I'm watching this year have a new copyright notice. They rarely get genuine antiquities, but when they do, it's even more fun and interesting.
There aren't any in the "usual" sales archives. The RPConline link he found is probably the best gauge and only two specimens were cited. I think it really would take auctioning the coin to see what it is worth, or at least what is would be worth on that particular day. Not that I'm recommending he sell it-- it's a cool coin. Further research into the region and reason for its iconography would likely make it even cooler
lol, no, it prolly isn't. i just remember it from eons ago that people who had stuff they really didn't want to sell but show off and get a $ price(most of the time very generous) on.
