Bunch of Greek and Roman coppers - where to start looking?

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  1. PaddyB

    PaddyB Eccentric enthusiast

    I have picked up this small group amongst many other Roman coins that I have already identified. Can someone please point me to the right cities or regions to look in? Top left I assume is Roman provincial, and the rest Greek cities - but which ones? Thank you.
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    The "Roman" one is about 18mm across for scale.
     
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  3. Pavlos

    Pavlos You pick out the big men. I'll make them brave!

    The two coins in the middle have bad bronze disease, I wouldn't let these coins touch any other bronze coin, and start with cleaning asap.

    Left Top: Some Roman provincial from Egypt, not my specialty.

    Left bottom: Syria, Seleukis and Pieria. Antiochia ad Orontem. Q. Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus. Legate, A.D. 11-17. AE 21. Quasi-autonomous City-issue under Roman Rule. Antioch mint, struck A.D. 13/14.
    https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4055400

    Middle top: Cilicia, Aegeae. Cilicia, Aegeae; 2nd-1st cent. BC, AE
    https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5156762

    Middle bottom:Syria, Coele-Syria. Chalkis ad Libanon. Ptolemaios, tetrarch, circa 85-40 BC. AE
    https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6915014

    Right top: Looks Phoenician?

    Right bottom: Cyprus, Roman Administration. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Late 1st century B.C.
    https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3262185
     
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  4. PaddyB

    PaddyB Eccentric enthusiast

    That is brilliant - thanks @Pavlos ! Sadly verdicare is not available in the UK, so cleaning is somewhat hit and miss. I suspect the Cyprus coin has already been wrecked by over cleaning by a previous owner.
    Anyone able to tell me more about the Roman Alexandrian coin? Even just the emperor would help enormously.
     
  5. StevePM

    StevePM Member

    Hi Paddy, I believe it's Diocletian. It's quite hard to make out the legend but his name in Greek would be ∆ΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟC which seems to be there (although the O's have been reduced essentially to dots). Probably the same type as here:

    https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/lo...a_bi_tetradrachm__year_5/1290693/Default.aspx

    http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=26654
     
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  6. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Upper left is an Alexandrian tetradrachm of Diocletian, year 5.

    The one with the scorpion is probably from Commagene, Syria.
     
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  7. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    I "think" the Alexandrian Tet is of Diocletian. I absolutely love these chunky coins but I'm terrible with identification.

    A K Γ OYA Λ ΔIOKΛHTIANOC CEB
     
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  8. PaddyB

    PaddyB Eccentric enthusiast

    That is brilliant - thank you all! I think I can label them all up adequately now.
     
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