ID Nika and Frontal aunt or uncle with a helmet

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  1. paschka

    paschka Well-Known Member

    2016-05-23 11.12.45.png 20160523_105415.jpg frontal rare coins?This small bronze
     
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  3. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Some are rare, some aren't.

    Are you looking for an identification of this coin? This looks like a bronze from Klazomenai, but it would be nice to see the reverse and size/weight. There is at least one relatively rare reverse with this obverse, although there is also a common or at least not-rare type too.
     
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  5. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Now that you've shown the reverse it is much easier.

    Paschka, I am usually able to find coins very easily using CNG's archives. You may want to try that in the future for your unidentified coins. It will significantly decrease the number of coins you have to post here for identification help.

    For instance, now that you've shown the reverse, I went to CNG's archives and in the fourth box ("Search") typed in the terms AE, athena facing, nike.

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    The resulting list was small and coins similar to yours were easily found.

    Example from that search result:

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    288, Lot: 260. Estimate $100.
    Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

    SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. Æ (15mm, 2.53 g, 2h). Smyrna or Sardes mint. Helmeted head of Athena facing / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm; monogram to outer left. SC 315a; HGC 9, 167. Good VF, dark grayish-green, almost black, patina, some fine cleaning scratches.
     
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  6. paschka

    paschka Well-Known Member

    Thanks you TIF.
     
  7. Cyrrhus

    Cyrrhus Well-Known Member

    I sold one of these for 20 usd, nothing special..
     
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