Coin identification

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Rockymountaincoin, Dec 11, 2024.

  1. Rockymountaincoin

    Rockymountaincoin Active Member

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    I picked this up cheap. Greek? Any help identifying this coin is greatly appreciated
     
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  3. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Yes, Greek-ish, as opposed to Roman.

    Seleucid Empire, I'm guessing. Wait for someone more knowledgeable to respond.
     
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  4. Rockymountaincoin

    Rockymountaincoin Active Member

    Thank you. Will do
     
  5. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    Cool coin! I don't know how you guys can ID a lot of these with all the different one's. I'm a little light on info. for this as I'm addicted to the more modern coins.
    Hoping someone can help! :nailbiting:
    Where can you find an Ancient collector at this hour? An old graveyard perhaps? :rolleyes:
     
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  6. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Or in my case, graveyard shift. But unfortunately I am merely a part-time dabbler in Ancients, so my “expertise” in that particular field is only skin-deep.

    Sal, don’t forget that a lot of our Ancients collectors are overseas, in places like Europe and Australia- so even when it’s the middle of the night in America, it might be daytime for them.
     
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  7. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    That looks like Helios on the obverse, with that radiate crown.

    At any rate, I'm seeing a few coins with a radiate bust on the obverse and a cornucopia on the reverse in this thread (scroll through it).

    A few do appear to be Seleucid, which might confirm my earlier hunch. However, take that with a huge grain of salt, since there are likely any number of other things it could be. I see a couple from Phrygia, Laodikea that look pretty similar.

    Again, wait for someone who actually knows what they're talking about. ;)
     
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  8. Rockymountaincoin

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  9. SEGESTIUS

    SEGESTIUS Member

    Diameter and weight would assist with the identification.
     
  10. Rockymountaincoin

    Rockymountaincoin Active Member

    O Will get weight and measurement. Hopefully it helps
     
  11. danielus

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  12. SEGESTIUS

    SEGESTIUS Member

    Similar.... but do not think that it is a match... Different Portrait... different script... different cornucopia....
     
  13. GinoLR

    GinoLR Well-Known Member

    Could it be a coin of Kaunos in Caria?
     
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  14. philologus_1

    philologus_1 Supporter! Supporter

    That was my thinking, too! And for good reason based on the combination of what looks like "KA" and the large cornucopia on the OP coin example. But after about an hour of online searching the other night, even though I found multiple examples with VERY similar reverse designs, I was unable to find an obverse that matched. Perhaps it's a very rare type from Kaunos?

    (BTW: I learned that when searching for any Kaunos in Caria coin type, to also use the spellings: Caunus and Karia.) The hour I spent reminded me not only of the old adage: "Buy the book before the coin" (so you know what you are buying), but also of its deserved corollary: "Secure an attribution before buying the coin" (so you know what you are buying). :-o
     
  15. danielus

    danielus Member

    Hello GinoLR y compañeros:
    It's true, but the motifs are so similar that I thought it could be somewhere around there... but it's true, it's not.... anyway, I'll keep looking. In wildwinds

    http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/caria/kaunos/t.html

    The closest thing is this...

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    but it has a "K" and the one here has a "CA" on the left.... above the "A" I think I see a "pileus" Could it be or is it just my eyes?
    anyway, I'm still looking for the Seleucids.

    By the way, beautiful coin.

    Kind regards

    By the way, beautiful coin.
     
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  16. danielus

    danielus Member

    Hello everyone.
    Well, I've been to Kaunos in Caria, Phrygia, Asian Coins, the entire Seleucid Empire, Cilicia, Egypt and the Ptolemies... and this cornucopia is making things difficult for me. Okay, a KA on the left, and... excuse my ignorance, but, on both sides of the "cornucopia", what is there? (discarding the "pileus" thing, a blunder) are they a sceptre and rudder? silphium plants? I know they aren't, but if you give me your opinion, maybe I can find something.
    I'm still on the trail of Alexander II Zebinas, maybe an unposted coin? or a rare specimen? The designs are very similar... anyway
    Sorry, but I've recently returned to amateur identification and I'm out of shape.
    For my part I have had a good day enjoying the search.
    Greetings to all and have a good weekend.:)
     
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  17. David@PCC

    David@PCC allcoinage.com

    The OP is Not Seleucid. Someone would probably need to spend some time looking through Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum to find this exact type.
     
  18. danielus

    danielus Member

    Thank you, I'll go through with it.
     
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  19. Rockymountaincoin

    Rockymountaincoin Active Member

    When it comes in I'll be getting weights and measurements
     
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  20. Rockymountaincoin

    Rockymountaincoin Active Member

    Came in today. Super neat. I love this coin !
    13x13mm 3.11g
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