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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2623986, member: 19463"]Forgive us but some here remember helping a newby before only to see the coins posted to eBay at exorbitant prices leaving us feeling used. I like teachers, so:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1. Ptolemy I Egypt, AR tetradrachm </p><p><a href="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3ea8e2369.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3ea8e2369.png" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/587e3ea8e2369.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a><a href="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3ebe474bf.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3ebe474bf.png" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/587e3ebe474bf.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>2. Nero Provincial AR tetradrachm Antioch</p><p><a href="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3ed201975.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3ed201975.png" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/587e3ed201975.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a><a href="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3ee78400c.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3ee78400c.png" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/587e3ee78400c.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>3. Roman Republic, Gaius Plutius moneyer AR denarius</p><p><a href="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3efc446c7.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3efc446c7.png" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/587e3efc446c7.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a><a href="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3f1003cb7.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3f1003cb7.png" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/587e3f1003cb7.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>4. Tarsos AR stater female head/Ares</p><p><a href="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3f2547646.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3f2547646.png" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/587e3f2547646.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a><a href="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3f39e599b.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3f39e599b.png" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/587e3f39e599b.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>5. Maximianus AE antoninianus </p><p><a href="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3f4f64836.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3f4f64836.png" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/587e3f4f64836.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a><a href="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3f63114f4.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3f63114f4.png" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/587e3f63114f4.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>On these and any others we have IDed for which you want more details, go to the link below and type in keywords from our ID or things you read on the coin. </p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coins_sold.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coins_sold.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coins_sold.aspx</a></p><p>For example you could type Maximianus and read CONCORDIA from the last coin and get:</p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER=&CONTAINER_NAME=&ITEM_LOT_NUMBER=&ITEM_DESC=maximianus+concordia&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&VIEW_TYPE=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER=&CONTAINER_NAME=&ITEM_LOT_NUMBER=&ITEM_DESC=maximianus+concordia&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&VIEW_TYPE=0" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER=&CONTAINER_NAME=&ITEM_LOT_NUMBER=&ITEM_DESC=maximianus+concordia&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&VIEW_TYPE=0</a></p><p>The first coin on that page is very close to yours except it has a workshop letter gamma wher yours is delta. I doubt your friend will care about such things to that level of detail. Also warn that prices realized on CNG sales for very nice coins are a lot more than you could get for even slightly different specimens. Your #4 is a decent coin but not $thousands, for example. Doing this will give you dates, for example.</p><p><br /></p><p>Look behind the ear of #1 and see if you can make out a Greek letter delta. That is a signature of the engraver. </p><p><br /></p><p>If the doctor has kids and can get them interested in their grandfather's hobby, we would be happy to have another generation of his family in the hobby.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2623986, member: 19463"]Forgive us but some here remember helping a newby before only to see the coins posted to eBay at exorbitant prices leaving us feeling used. I like teachers, so: 1. Ptolemy I Egypt, AR tetradrachm [URL='https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3ea8e2369.png'][IMG]https://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/587e3ea8e2369.png[/IMG][/URL][URL='https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3ebe474bf.png'][IMG]https://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/587e3ebe474bf.png[/IMG][/URL] 2. Nero Provincial AR tetradrachm Antioch [URL='https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3ed201975.png'][IMG]https://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/587e3ed201975.png[/IMG][/URL][URL='https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3ee78400c.png'][IMG]https://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/587e3ee78400c.png[/IMG][/URL] 3. Roman Republic, Gaius Plutius moneyer AR denarius [URL='https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3efc446c7.png'][IMG]https://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/587e3efc446c7.png[/IMG][/URL][URL='https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3f1003cb7.png'][IMG]https://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/587e3f1003cb7.png[/IMG][/URL] 4. Tarsos AR stater female head/Ares [URL='https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3f2547646.png'][IMG]https://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/587e3f2547646.png[/IMG][/URL][URL='https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3f39e599b.png'][IMG]https://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/587e3f39e599b.png[/IMG][/URL] 5. Maximianus AE antoninianus [URL='https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3f4f64836.png'][IMG]https://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/587e3f4f64836.png[/IMG][/URL][URL='https://static-numista.com/forum/images/587e3f63114f4.png'][IMG]https://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/587e3f63114f4.png[/IMG][/URL] On these and any others we have IDed for which you want more details, go to the link below and type in keywords from our ID or things you read on the coin. [url]https://www.cngcoins.com/Coins_sold.aspx[/url] For example you could type Maximianus and read CONCORDIA from the last coin and get: [url]https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER=&CONTAINER_NAME=&ITEM_LOT_NUMBER=&ITEM_DESC=maximianus+concordia&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&VIEW_TYPE=0[/url] The first coin on that page is very close to yours except it has a workshop letter gamma wher yours is delta. I doubt your friend will care about such things to that level of detail. Also warn that prices realized on CNG sales for very nice coins are a lot more than you could get for even slightly different specimens. Your #4 is a decent coin but not $thousands, for example. Doing this will give you dates, for example. Look behind the ear of #1 and see if you can make out a Greek letter delta. That is a signature of the engraver. If the doctor has kids and can get them interested in their grandfather's hobby, we would be happy to have another generation of his family in the hobby.[/QUOTE]
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