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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2810265, member: 56859&quot;]I was going down internet rabbit holes tonight, browsing museums in Houston to see if any had ancient coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>While on the Houston Museum of Fine Arts I typed &quot;coin&quot; in the search box and there were not many results, and that wasn&#039;t even with the modifier &quot;ancient&quot;.</p><p>....</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]657330[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>....</p><p><br /></p><p>Trying to identify and attribute coins is fun and I thought it would be a hoot if I could identify the first link (&quot;<a href="https://www.mfah.org/art/detail/46391" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.mfah.org/art/detail/46391" rel="nofollow">Possibly Roman, Coin</a>&quot;) when the museum staff failed to do so.</p><p><br /></p><p>Behold, and LOL!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]657332[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]657333[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think we all know the identification of this coin now <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> (same as the OP coin)</p><p><br /></p><p>Based on the paucity of search results for this museum using the broad term &quot;coin&quot;, and seeing the quality of those few coins... crossing this museum off the list for an upcoming trip <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie104" alt=":yawn:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The second hit in that search (&quot;<a href="https://www.mfah.org/art/detail/46392" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.mfah.org/art/detail/46392" rel="nofollow">Roman Provincial, Coin</a>&quot;):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]657341[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]657342[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh <i>dear</i>.&nbsp; Not even close.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; (It&#039;s Byzantine)</p><p><br /></p><p>The next time someone tells you that your coins look like they should be in a museum, you might have to wonder if they were insulting your collection <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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