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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4735170, member: 96898"]Identification is a vague term – an exact catalogue reference will be hard considering teh condition of most of these, but this should at least lead you in the right direction:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Greek AE (i.e. base metal) coin, probably from Thessaly, Larissa.</p><p>2. Roman Provincial AE coin; not sure which city. The bust as well as the letters "AVP..." on the obverse make me think Marcus Aurelius, or maybe Lucius Verus or even Commodus. Should be fully identifiable with some sleuthing.</p><p>3. As stated above: Roman Imperial, Faustina AE coin (as, dupondius or sestertius?)</p><p>4. Byzantine anonymous follis.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can google for the IDs above and look at images to narrow it down. Also, the website <a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/" rel="nofollow">wildwinds</a> is a splendid resource to identify ancient coins yourself.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you plan to ask for identifications again, it's very helpful to also provide the diameter and weight of your coins!</p><p><br /></p><p>EDIT: [USER=98035]@Finn235[/USER] beat me to it![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4735170, member: 96898"]Identification is a vague term – an exact catalogue reference will be hard considering teh condition of most of these, but this should at least lead you in the right direction: 1. Greek AE (i.e. base metal) coin, probably from Thessaly, Larissa. 2. Roman Provincial AE coin; not sure which city. The bust as well as the letters "AVP..." on the obverse make me think Marcus Aurelius, or maybe Lucius Verus or even Commodus. Should be fully identifiable with some sleuthing. 3. As stated above: Roman Imperial, Faustina AE coin (as, dupondius or sestertius?) 4. Byzantine anonymous follis. You can google for the IDs above and look at images to narrow it down. Also, the website [URL='http://www.wildwinds.com/']wildwinds[/URL] is a splendid resource to identify ancient coins yourself. If you plan to ask for identifications again, it's very helpful to also provide the diameter and weight of your coins! EDIT: [USER=98035]@Finn235[/USER] beat me to it![/QUOTE]
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