Hey Guys - I think the coin on the left has an Athena head & an owl sitting on an Amphora reverse, but I cannot determine under which reign it was minted. And any help on the right would be great. Thanks!
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? First one- Ionia, Priene Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right Rev: PRIH to left and right of owl standing right on amphora, ivy leaf with berry on each side, magistrate's name ACILLEIDHS below. Regling 90, SNG Cop. 1099 Don't know the other one
This is a very cool site, even if there's nothing you can read on the coin. Maybe this will help...? http://romancoin.info/
Oh, sorry...you said Greek, not Roman. Maybe this site...? http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=54&pos=0&open=54#Greek-Coins
To coin talk! Cool coins!!! How much does it weigh and length? What's that 2nd coin? Looks seleucid, maybe?
Welcome back, @Xodus. As @Theodosius mentioned, knowing the size and weight of your coin is important. The details necessary to precisely pin down your coin's origin may be too far gone, but based on the shape of the amphora and other features of the reverse I suspect it might be from Ionia rather than Athens. Edited images of your coin: Some generally similar coins: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5280358 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=358970
Hey guys, thanks so much for your help! I don't have any way to measure the weight, but here are the measurements: Coin on Left: 18mm Right: 21mm Thanks!
omg, that's funny I was just thinking it could be an Antiochus because I have a coin just like that Obverse portrait ( Athena bust right) but I dismissed it in my head because I know very little about he Seleucid Kingdom
Omg, you guys are the best. I literally had 0 clue to the one on the right so this was such a huge help. I really really appreciate all of you, thanks! I have a bunch of coins that I cannot ID so I hope that's okay for me to post more on a new thread maybe tomorrow?
Helping people identify their coins is fun but you should probably pace your posts so it doesn't knock "meatier" content down the page . Also, here are suggestions for posting threads requesting ID help, copied from the following thread (and that entire thread might be helpful for you): https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coins-beginners’-faq-thread.324858/ Guidelines for posting coins for identification One coin per thread. Do not flood the board with requests. Perhaps one per day, or less. Include adequate images of both sides of the coin. The pictures should be in focus, of large enough size, and well lit. Crop the images so we see mostly coin, not a tiny round object on a big table. It is preferable to join the obverse and reverse into one side-by-side image. There are numerous free photo editing apps for this. When cropped, a side-by-side picture of 1000 pixels in width is a good size. If the sides are not joined, 400 to 500 pixels wide is plenty, assuming you've cropped out most of the background. Upload the coin image and show as "Full Image" in thread rather than as a thumbnail. If people have to click to see the image, you won't get as many lookers. Include the weight and diameter of the coin. Tell us how you acquired the coin and any other information which might help. Tell us what steps you've taken so far in your effort to identify the coin. Tell us what you think it might be.
