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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8323410, member: 110226"]As I mentioned in my post today, of the Sassanian drachm, I visited my favorite coin shop yesterday. I always need to call in advance to be sure that Sal will be there. He's a retired teacher, and he spends a lot time away from the shop, leaving his son, Vince, in charge.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, yesterday I asked Sal if he had any ancients that need attribution. He went in back and returned with a small box of mostly LRBs, along with some Greek and RPBs, most quite worn.</p><p><br /></p><p>I must have spent a couple of hours going through the box, kibitzing with Sal, Vince and Barbara, Sal's wife, while examining the contents of the box. </p><p><br /></p><p>I set aside a group of coins I was interested in purchasing, and was finally able to whittle the group down to five coins, not including the Sassanian drachm, which I am still deciding on.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first coin is a dupondius of Antonia. At 9.01 grams it is light, but there is some corrosion, which might explain the low weight. I think the coin is legit, but I am always interest in your input. It seems that this coin was over cleaned at some point. The original surface is still intact in areas of the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1474748[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The second coin is a crude one that appears to have been struck over another coin. It is an AE 23 of Zeugtana, 221-210 BC. I believe this coin is SNG COP 137-18, with Tanit facing left on the obverse and with the reverse horse facing right and a palmette to the left. There might be a countermark on the obverse, lower right on the neck, but it is hard to say for sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>5.80 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1474749[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The third coin is a large AE 28 of Caracalla. I think this coin is from Pautiulia but I am not sure, so if anyone can nail down the mint for this coin, I'd really appreciate it. </p><p><br /></p><p>15.30 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1474750[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The last two coins are late Roman AE tetradrachms from Alexandria - no great rarities here, but both are in nice condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>Diocletian, 242-311 AD, Tyche reverse, RY 1. I like the blue (azurite) deposits, different from the usual green deposits (malachite) that are normally seen.</p><p><br /></p><p>5.38 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1474751[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Carinus, 283-285 AD, Elpis reverse, RY 2. The reverse on this coin is absolutely charming.</p><p><br /></p><p>7.22 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1474760[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8323410, member: 110226"]As I mentioned in my post today, of the Sassanian drachm, I visited my favorite coin shop yesterday. I always need to call in advance to be sure that Sal will be there. He's a retired teacher, and he spends a lot time away from the shop, leaving his son, Vince, in charge. So, yesterday I asked Sal if he had any ancients that need attribution. He went in back and returned with a small box of mostly LRBs, along with some Greek and RPBs, most quite worn. I must have spent a couple of hours going through the box, kibitzing with Sal, Vince and Barbara, Sal's wife, while examining the contents of the box. I set aside a group of coins I was interested in purchasing, and was finally able to whittle the group down to five coins, not including the Sassanian drachm, which I am still deciding on. The first coin is a dupondius of Antonia. At 9.01 grams it is light, but there is some corrosion, which might explain the low weight. I think the coin is legit, but I am always interest in your input. It seems that this coin was over cleaned at some point. The original surface is still intact in areas of the reverse. [ATTACH=full]1474748[/ATTACH] The second coin is a crude one that appears to have been struck over another coin. It is an AE 23 of Zeugtana, 221-210 BC. I believe this coin is SNG COP 137-18, with Tanit facing left on the obverse and with the reverse horse facing right and a palmette to the left. There might be a countermark on the obverse, lower right on the neck, but it is hard to say for sure. 5.80 grams [ATTACH=full]1474749[/ATTACH] The third coin is a large AE 28 of Caracalla. I think this coin is from Pautiulia but I am not sure, so if anyone can nail down the mint for this coin, I'd really appreciate it. 15.30 grams [ATTACH=full]1474750[/ATTACH] The last two coins are late Roman AE tetradrachms from Alexandria - no great rarities here, but both are in nice condition. Diocletian, 242-311 AD, Tyche reverse, RY 1. I like the blue (azurite) deposits, different from the usual green deposits (malachite) that are normally seen. 5.38 grams [ATTACH=full]1474751[/ATTACH] Carinus, 283-285 AD, Elpis reverse, RY 2. The reverse on this coin is absolutely charming. 7.22 grams [ATTACH=full]1474760[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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