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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2741073, member: 56859"]For value you can search auction archives (<a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coins_sold.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coins_sold.aspx" rel="nofollow">CNG</a>, and <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/" rel="nofollow">ACsearch</a> if you're a subscriber) for comparable coins and what they realized and you can also check "retail" prices of currently offered similar coins on <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">Vcoins</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some of the IDs. I'm just going to post a CNG-archived picture of similar coins with a link and you can go from there. It is difficult to assess for authenticity based on pictures, especially for some of your coins. I'm not going to render an opinion about authenticity on any of them (not that my opinion is the end-all <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=275373" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=275373" rel="nofollow">Thasos trihemiobol</a></p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/3420097.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=298402" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=298402" rel="nofollow">Mylasa hemiobol</a> (the stated weight of your coin appears to be off by a decimal place; a 7 mm coin is not going to weigh 6 gms)</p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/3620170.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=266724" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=266724" rel="nofollow">Ephesos obol</a> </p><p>Archaic version of an Ephesos fractional silver (not sure of the denomination- obol, perhaps- and again, your stated weight appears to be off by a decimal place). Your Ephesos is the oldest of your bunch and at least somewhat rare.</p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/3330073.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=218470" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=218470" rel="nofollow">Mesambria diobol</a>. There have been bunches of fakes of these and I don't remember the diagnostics.</p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/2870059.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=244998" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=244998" rel="nofollow">Chersonesos hemidrachm, with amphora and dot ligate VE on reverse</a>. Many fakes of these hemidrachms exist.</p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/3140062.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=335081" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=335081" rel="nofollow">Sikyon hemidrachm</a></p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/3960137.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=121335" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=121335" rel="nofollow">Gargara tetrabol or drachm</a>? I'm not very familiar with these. If this attribution is correct, it appears to be rather rare. There is inconsistency of the denomination designation among the small number of these I see in CNG's archives. The incuse square of yours is more distinct than the archive coins and I don't know the significance of that, if any. This is probably the most valuable of the coins in your group (assuming my attribution is correct).</p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/78000764.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>Gotta get ready for a long day at work so someone else can help with the two remaining coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2741073, member: 56859"]For value you can search auction archives ([URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coins_sold.aspx']CNG[/URL], and [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/']ACsearch[/URL] if you're a subscriber) for comparable coins and what they realized and you can also check "retail" prices of currently offered similar coins on [URL='https://www.vcoins.com/en/Default.aspx']Vcoins[/URL]. Here are some of the IDs. I'm just going to post a CNG-archived picture of similar coins with a link and you can go from there. It is difficult to assess for authenticity based on pictures, especially for some of your coins. I'm not going to render an opinion about authenticity on any of them (not that my opinion is the end-all :D) [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=275373']Thasos trihemiobol[/URL] [IMG]https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/3420097.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=298402']Mylasa hemiobol[/URL] (the stated weight of your coin appears to be off by a decimal place; a 7 mm coin is not going to weigh 6 gms) [IMG]https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/3620170.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=266724']Ephesos obol[/URL] Archaic version of an Ephesos fractional silver (not sure of the denomination- obol, perhaps- and again, your stated weight appears to be off by a decimal place). Your Ephesos is the oldest of your bunch and at least somewhat rare. [IMG]https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/3330073.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=218470']Mesambria diobol[/URL]. There have been bunches of fakes of these and I don't remember the diagnostics. [IMG]https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/2870059.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=244998']Chersonesos hemidrachm, with amphora and dot ligate VE on reverse[/URL]. Many fakes of these hemidrachms exist. [IMG]https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/3140062.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=335081']Sikyon hemidrachm[/URL] [IMG]https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/3960137.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=121335']Gargara tetrabol or drachm[/URL]? I'm not very familiar with these. If this attribution is correct, it appears to be rather rare. There is inconsistency of the denomination designation among the small number of these I see in CNG's archives. The incuse square of yours is more distinct than the archive coins and I don't know the significance of that, if any. This is probably the most valuable of the coins in your group (assuming my attribution is correct). [IMG]https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/78000764.jpg[/IMG] ... Gotta get ready for a long day at work so someone else can help with the two remaining coins.[/QUOTE]
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