Some ID help.

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  1. Old World Coins

    Old World Coins Well-Known Member

    I apologize in advance. I cant find the tags for these at all and I no longer have the Roman ID books. If anyone can help with any of these it would be greatly appreciated. I can notice Emperors but I have no clue much else like age range, denomination or RIC. They are all silver with exception of the bottom right coin.
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  3. arnoldoe

    arnoldoe Well-Known Member

    Acsearch
     
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  4. red_spork

    red_spork Triumvir monetalis

    ACSearch is a good one, as mentioned. Also check Wildwinds since you can tell which emperor is which. And why do you need RIC if you don't even have the book?
     
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  5. Spaniard

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  6. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    Honestly, these are very, very easy to find yourself. I'm down to do an ID or two, but not a dozen at a time.

    The imperial coins have clear text and are easily readable.

    Since coin #12 is in Greek, I'll say that it's a Philip II tetradrachm.

    The rest you just go to wildwinds and ctrl-F the reverse legends.
     
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  7. Old World Coins

    Old World Coins Well-Known Member

    I dont need a RIC i was stating i had all of that on the flips and its all gone now.
     
  8. Old World Coins

    Old World Coins Well-Known Member

    i will check this out thanks
     
  9. ominus1

    ominus1 Well-Known Member

    bummer...but not fatal :)..perhaps that is too strong of a word....how 'bout 'non catastrophic failure' :D
     
  10. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

  11. Herodotus

    Herodotus Well-Known Member

    As alluded to ITT already, most all of these are fairly easy to identify. I've found plenty of enjoyment and knowledge gleaned from doing the research myself.

    The legends are mostly complete.

    #7 (REV: SAECVLI FELICIT) is a cool coin celebrating the birth of two brothers; one of which was the well-known narcissist 'Gladiator Emperor'.

    As mentioned, 'ACsearch' and 'Wildwinds' are great resources, as is 'CoinArchives'(https://www.coinarchives.com/) and 'OCRE'(http://numismatics.org/ocre/identify).

    Auction House meta-search engines such as 'Sixbids Archives'(https://www.sixbid-coin-archive.com/#/en) and CNG's Research Sold Items(https://www.cngcoins.com/Coins_sold.aspx) may also provide additional attribution info.


    As for denominations...

    (For silver)If the emperor is wreathed(laureate), it is a denarius. If crowned(radiate), it is an Antoninianus.

    For empresses, If their bust is set on a crescent, it is an Antoninianus. Otherwise, size (<20mm) would dictate that it is a denarius.

    In hand, the denarius feels more chunky, while the Antoninianus often feels thinner and flatter.
     
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