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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 1980252, member: 44316&quot;]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!&nbsp; </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&#039;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>

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