The coin is 21mm and it's all greek to me! It looks like maybe Octavian / Augustus, but I don't know the Greek letters. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
from https://www.ancient.eu/Greek_Alphabet/ ... The following thread has a lot of information which will help wean you from having to ask for attribution help: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coins-beginners’-faq-thread.324858/
Hey TIF. Thanks for helping me ID the greek letters. How do they translate into Roman letters? For example, if it says omega omega alpha epsilon, what would that mean in latin letters?
Here's a random site from googling "greek to english alphabet": https://www.businessballs.com/glossaries-and-terminology/greek-alphabet/
Are you keeping any of these coins we identify for you or are they all being sold in your eBay store? You've posted 41 threads since joining in 2018, all asking for ID help. It's okay for a newcomer to need help but if you're just taking a shortcut to selling coins on eBay then I won't bother.
@TIF - I am trying to learn a lot, but I also do sell the ones that I already have similar ones for. I am trying to sell to buy more coins, like most collectors. I don't sell all the ones that I get ID'd, but if its something that I don't particularly like, or have similar ones I will sell. I understand if you wouldn't like to help me any more, and I do appreciate what you have helped me with. For each coin I learn so much, but for someone who makes less than $25k a year, I do need to sell in order to keep my collection going.
Thank you for the explanation, Xodus. When posting a coin for identification, it is also helpful to outline what steps you've already taken in trying to identify it. That way everyone can see that you are a collector and not just someone trying to make a buck. It's okay to be both, but if the extent of your participation is to ask for help people will get tired of the one-way relationship. It's also helpful to show an interest in other threads and other people's posts. Often times you can learn a lot from other threads, even if it is just to become exposed to so many coins. It will help you develop an eye for identification. Oh, and belated happy birthday .
....so he's unbusted then?!?...ok...heed TIF's words..she ain't heavy, but she carrys a lot o weight 'round here...
Thanks TIF. I do apologize for not being transparent. I have a small, but really cool collection for someone with a really low budget lol. But the only way I can really afford more is if I sell the ones that don't really meet the standard for adding to my collection. I actually do read a lot of other threads, I'm just pretty shy with interacting because I don't know very much. Thanks for the suggestion, I may try and write more to gain a better understanding. I work as a ecomm website manager so I really like coins as a way to calm down from all the code I have stirring around in the brain lol.
Boy, do I know about that. I started out more or less the same way, but with uncleaned coins. I was a graduate student with 3 kids at the time. I'd buy a small lot off eBay, clean them up and ID them--initially with a lot of help from people in discussion groups--keep any emperors that I didn't already have and sell the rest individually on eBay. Usually I'd recoup my initial investment, around $1-$2 per coin, and end up with some free ancient coins. That was about 20 years ago. I've learned a lot about ancient coins over the years, but I still rely on members on this community for advice and information. Welcome aboard.
Yes! I started the exact same way too My girlfriend at the time thought I was crazy, but I enjoyed a hobby that could grow and sustain itself. I don't think I'll ever really be able to afford the big coins and that's okay. I have so much enjoyment out of just a really nice Constantine and the fact that most people have never even heard of a Roman coin is always cool. I give a lot of my coins away to family members as I don't have any children, so I really enjoy that aspect of it too. I got my little sister hooked when she was young and now, like clockwork, every Christmas and Birthday I give her some really nice ones. One time, someone made such a good point in that we never REALLY own these, we're just stewards in the life of the coin. They may have had many stewards, and I am just another one.
