In a $10 cigar box from thrift store...

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by playpossum0985, Mar 23, 2022.

  1. playpossum0985

    playpossum0985 Global Cooling Protester

    Box contained some WWII postcards, photo slides of random landmarks, a metal Chesterfield Kings Cigarette box and some fishing flies.... along with these.
    Help Identifying and possible values would be greatly appreciated.
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  3. alurid

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  4. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    The second coin is a drachm of Apollonia, struck during the Roman Republic protectorate of Illyria (modern Albania), 1st to 2nd centuries BC. The magistrates' names are on the coin (Theodotos and Arxenos), so with the proper reference the date could be narrowed down, but I'm traveling and on my phone at the moment, so I can't do it right now.
     
  5. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    So, I believe your drachm falls into Class A6Lc2a or A7Lc2b - classifications by a numismatist by the name of Petranyi. See this page for more information. In fact, that website will tell you more about these coins than you'll ever want to know. His chronology is tentative, but based on good logic, which he explains in the earlier pages. It would put your coin somewhere between 59 and 48 BC.
     
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  6. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    The first coin is a 1 Soldo of the Republic of Ragusa (Croatia) struck between 1678 and 1797. I can't make out the last number of your date - 168?

    Here is the Numista page on those types.
     
  7. Spark1951

    Spark1951 Accomplishment, not Activity

    Not an expert on these, but the last number looks a lot like a 9…kudos to you, John, for your expertise…Spark
     
  8. LakeEffect

    LakeEffect Average Circulated

    The seventh coin appears to depict Saint George the dragon slayer but no clue beyond that.
     
  9. playpossum0985

    playpossum0985 Global Cooling Protester

    Thanks to all so far!!!

    I'm going to water-pick them to see if I can get some of the crud off... will post better pics if it works out.

    I'm trying to figure out total worth so I can take the Thrift Store owner a little bonus... keeping things honest.
     
  10. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

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