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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 1980252, member: 44316"]Big coins are impressive. If you want a huge ancient coin, there are some very large Ptolemaic pieces, 40 mm or even larger (here is one CoinTalk thread on them) <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ptolemy-iii-zeus-with-eagle-reverse-246-221-bc.245651/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ptolemy-iii-zeus-with-eagle-reverse-246-221-bc.245651/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ptolemy-iii-zeus-with-eagle-reverse-246-221-bc.245651/</a></p><p>and the facing head coins of the Byzantine emperor Justinian (AD 527-565) of years 12-15 are near 40 mm or more. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a big coin that came today, a full 38 mm, that is not so common:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]353056[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It is a Roman provincial coin from Seleucia ad Calycadnum in Cilicia (the south coast of modern Turkey at the northeast end of the Mediterranean Sea. </p><p>Gordian III facing Tranquillina </p><p>Tyche facing Apollo.</p><p>Four heads on one coin! </p><p>SNG Danish Cilicia 218. </p><p>Sear Greek Imperial -- not listed.</p><p>SNG von Aulock Kilikien 5845.</p><p>38 mm. 27.87 grams.</p><p>It is hard to grasp the scale of coins from internet photos. If you don't know, this might seem the size of a 27 mm coin of, say, Marcianopolis. But 38 mm makes for a whopping coin and it makes a huge impression in hand. </p><p><br /></p><p>Show us your large-diameter ancient coins![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 1980252, member: 44316"]Big coins are impressive. If you want a huge ancient coin, there are some very large Ptolemaic pieces, 40 mm or even larger (here is one CoinTalk thread on them) [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ptolemy-iii-zeus-with-eagle-reverse-246-221-bc.245651/[/url] and the facing head coins of the Byzantine emperor Justinian (AD 527-565) of years 12-15 are near 40 mm or more. Here is a big coin that came today, a full 38 mm, that is not so common: [ATTACH=full]353056[/ATTACH] It is a Roman provincial coin from Seleucia ad Calycadnum in Cilicia (the south coast of modern Turkey at the northeast end of the Mediterranean Sea. Gordian III facing Tranquillina Tyche facing Apollo. Four heads on one coin! SNG Danish Cilicia 218. Sear Greek Imperial -- not listed. SNG von Aulock Kilikien 5845. 38 mm. 27.87 grams. It is hard to grasp the scale of coins from internet photos. If you don't know, this might seem the size of a 27 mm coin of, say, Marcianopolis. But 38 mm makes for a whopping coin and it makes a huge impression in hand. Show us your large-diameter ancient coins![/QUOTE]
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