Can you please help me identify three ancient coins?

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  1. moloe

    moloe New Member

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  3. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    This is the correct board.

    The third coin is Nabataean, like this one:

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    NABATAEA, Aretas IV with Queen Shuqailat
    9 BCE - CE 40, Petra
    AE18
    Obv: jugate busts of Aretas IV and Shuqailat right,
    Rev: crossed cornucopia; Nabataean Aramaic letters between and below
    Ref: Meshorer 112-114?

    This is one of the most common types of Nabataean bronzes... maybe the most common type. A cool bit of history nonetheless! :)

    The other two are identifiable as well. I have to get back to work... someone else will probably help with the others shortly.
     
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  4. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    The second coin is purportedly Gordian I Africanus with JVNO REGINA on the reverse. I couldn't find a match on wildwinds.com - the style seems a bit off for the Imperial mint so there is a chance it might be a forgery, or if not, some kind a localized provincial issue but then the legend would most likely be in Greek. Someone else might chime in with more information.
     
  5. shanxi

    shanxi Well-Known Member

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  6. LaCointessa

    LaCointessa Well-Known Member

    Thank you TIF. I have one of these...but not as beautiful as your coin which has lovely purple tones to it. I was going to post mine to ask for help identifying it; but, you answered my questions already.
     
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  7. Victor_Clark

    Victor_Clark all my best friends are dead Romans Dealer

    The second coin, of Gordian, has to be a fake because of the reverse IVNO REGINA; as Emperors never used this, except for Claudius II (RIC V Antioch 212) and this was surely because of Zenobia.
     
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