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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3180774, member: 56859&quot;]It would be better to remove the coins from their 2x2 holders and take better pictures.&nbsp; Post the coins in individual threads but please don&#039;t flood the board.&nbsp; Post just a few per week and you&#039;ll get more help.&nbsp; More than that and people will get annoyed deploy the Ignore button.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are some interesting albeit low grade coins in your box and in those holders.&nbsp; Of course, on <i>this</i> board all ancient coins are interesting <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>How did you acquire these coins and are you keeping them or selling them?</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; Roman Imperial.&nbsp; Antoninus Pius denarius, Fortuna reverse.&nbsp; I can&#039;t tell which of the many different types yours is (need to be able to read the legends on both sides)</p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp; Roman Republic.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=360728" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=360728" rel="nofollow">Moneyer Mn. Cordius Rufus denarius, reverse is Cupid riding a dolphin</a>.&nbsp; The link is to an example in CNG&#039;s archives.&nbsp; That is a handy place to check comparisons and values, although CNG&#039;s coins generally in better condition than all of yours so you&#039;ll need to factor that in your assessment of value.</p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; A late Roman bronze issue.&nbsp; Not sure who.&nbsp; Need better pictures.</p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp; Roman Imperial empress denarius.&nbsp; Not sure who but possibly Orbiana or another empress from around that time.&nbsp; Can&#039;t tell from the pictures if the coin is a fourree (ancient counterfeit) or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>5.&nbsp; (RC already identified it)</p><p><br /></p><p>6.&nbsp; Too worn to tell although better images might help.</p><p><br /></p><p>7.&nbsp; Will probably be identifiable once you remove it from the holder and provide clear images.&nbsp; The reverse is PAX AVGVSTA.</p><p><br /></p><p>8.&nbsp; A modern forgery/fantasy/fake of Tetricus</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>There are some interesting coins which you didn&#039;t number.&nbsp; Measure the diameter; weigh each coin.&nbsp; When you post a coin for ID, give the dimensions.&nbsp; Store them in mylar flips or archival paper envelopes.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin with the rooster is probably a fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin labeled &quot;Drachma Greek&quot; is probably a tetradrachm from Roman Egypt.&nbsp; Ditto for the one labeled &quot;thick Greek bronze&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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