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<p>[QUOTE="Blake Davis, post: 19023175, member: 91820"]One aspect of this hobby that I thoroughly enjoy is attributing coins. Getting a coin that you like is great but other than looking at it and admiring it....</p><p><br /></p><p>After years spent doing this I still get stumped and wear can make it much more difficult. For Greek bronze I have found that the Wildwinds site and Lindgren books are the most useful resources. Sometimes it can take hours, days, weeks months and in one instance involving a coin of Euboa, <i>three years</i> before going through a volume of Lindgren, I had a eureka moment.</p><p><br /></p><p>A couple years back i was given over a dozen coins that were completely unidentifiable - my best guess was very late Byzantine. It stumped me for months, until finally out of desperation I posted them on this site, and within <i>minutes</i> I was given the answers - Bulgarian medieval. It was impressive. But, I do believe that this is a resource to be used only as a very last resort.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nevertheless, again, I have some coins defy attribution - two of these I do believe may also be Bulgarian medieval, one other perhaps Islamic? the other clearly Greek but from where?</p><p><br /></p><p>With that wordy introduction completed, here they are:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1. Bulgarian Medieval??? 0.63 grams 17mm. The flan is ridiculously thin - how could this be of bronze and used for money? what could it possibly buy?</p><p> - perhaps originally silver plated but now among the thinnest bronze I have ever come across, except for #3 which is less than paper thin. The reverse on #1 and #2 is only the impression of the obverse</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1538637[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1538638[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Bulgarian medieval? Something else? 0.31 grams 17mm - bronze - formerly silver plated?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1538639[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1538640[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Persian? Bulgarian? Silver or Bronze - 0.11 grams!! 12mm - #1 and #2 are extremely thin but this is a ridiculously thin flan - a bit darkened to aid attribution</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1538642[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1538643[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>4. Greek Ae 10.5mm 1.20 grams - obv.: portrait right re: two flower bulbs? Something else?[ATTACH=full]1538648[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1538649[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For the above I think I can make out the Greek letter "s" which is almost useless for attribution.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have one other coin that I have spent years trying to attribute - in fact I have four of the same type but only one has any details. The others are completely worn but they due to a very unusual flan they are clear of the same type. I have not given up on my attribution of this type I suspect something just past medieval -</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks to all who give me some of their time in figuring out what for me is an insoluble puzzle.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry for the typos in the title- can't seem to edit that...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blake Davis, post: 19023175, member: 91820"]One aspect of this hobby that I thoroughly enjoy is attributing coins. Getting a coin that you like is great but other than looking at it and admiring it.... After years spent doing this I still get stumped and wear can make it much more difficult. For Greek bronze I have found that the Wildwinds site and Lindgren books are the most useful resources. Sometimes it can take hours, days, weeks months and in one instance involving a coin of Euboa, [I]three years[/I] before going through a volume of Lindgren, I had a eureka moment. A couple years back i was given over a dozen coins that were completely unidentifiable - my best guess was very late Byzantine. It stumped me for months, until finally out of desperation I posted them on this site, and within [I]minutes[/I] I was given the answers - Bulgarian medieval. It was impressive. But, I do believe that this is a resource to be used only as a very last resort. Nevertheless, again, I have some coins defy attribution - two of these I do believe may also be Bulgarian medieval, one other perhaps Islamic? the other clearly Greek but from where? With that wordy introduction completed, here they are: 1. Bulgarian Medieval??? 0.63 grams 17mm. The flan is ridiculously thin - how could this be of bronze and used for money? what could it possibly buy? - perhaps originally silver plated but now among the thinnest bronze I have ever come across, except for #3 which is less than paper thin. The reverse on #1 and #2 is only the impression of the obverse [ATTACH=full]1538637[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1538638[/ATTACH] 2. Bulgarian medieval? Something else? 0.31 grams 17mm - bronze - formerly silver plated? [ATTACH=full]1538639[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1538640[/ATTACH] 3. Persian? Bulgarian? Silver or Bronze - 0.11 grams!! 12mm - #1 and #2 are extremely thin but this is a ridiculously thin flan - a bit darkened to aid attribution [ATTACH=full]1538642[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1538643[/ATTACH] 4. Greek Ae 10.5mm 1.20 grams - obv.: portrait right re: two flower bulbs? Something else?[ATTACH=full]1538648[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1538649[/ATTACH] For the above I think I can make out the Greek letter "s" which is almost useless for attribution. I have one other coin that I have spent years trying to attribute - in fact I have four of the same type but only one has any details. The others are completely worn but they due to a very unusual flan they are clear of the same type. I have not given up on my attribution of this type I suspect something just past medieval - Thanks to all who give me some of their time in figuring out what for me is an insoluble puzzle. Sorry for the typos in the title- can't seem to edit that...[/QUOTE]
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