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<p>[QUOTE="Blake Davis, post: 24698102, member: 91820"]<b>As with anyone who handles a number of ancients that come unattributed, there are those coins which I feel should be attributable but for some reason are not, despite some lettering.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>1. Photo 1 - this one is probably not identifiable. It does show what might be a countermark - I have about 15 similar small likely unidentifiable Greek bronzes - 0.29 grams, 9mm</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>2. Photo 2 (second one down) - this coin baffled me for years and is utterly maddening because of the lettering - it should be easily identifiable. I have spent hours and hours on attributing this coin! I also misplaced the coin (I might have given it away) but I post it anyway -If I still had it I would give this coin to whoever id's it.</b></p><p><b>14mm, 2,10 grams</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>3. Photo 3: This is a nummus - the flan indicates that - but who? Marcian? Basiliscus? o - my money is on Zeno? Or simply an AE4 of Valens. 1.13 grams 10mm</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1576807[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1576805[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1576806[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blake Davis, post: 24698102, member: 91820"][B]As with anyone who handles a number of ancients that come unattributed, there are those coins which I feel should be attributable but for some reason are not, despite some lettering. 1. Photo 1 - this one is probably not identifiable. It does show what might be a countermark - I have about 15 similar small likely unidentifiable Greek bronzes - 0.29 grams, 9mm 2. Photo 2 (second one down) - this coin baffled me for years and is utterly maddening because of the lettering - it should be easily identifiable. I have spent hours and hours on attributing this coin! I also misplaced the coin (I might have given it away) but I post it anyway -If I still had it I would give this coin to whoever id's it. 14mm, 2,10 grams 3. Photo 3: This is a nummus - the flan indicates that - but who? Marcian? Basiliscus? o - my money is on Zeno? Or simply an AE4 of Valens. 1.13 grams 10mm[/B] [ATTACH=full]1576807[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1576805[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1576806[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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