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Title: antique coins
Post by: artx on November 30, 2013, 02:00:00 PM

hi all.

someone can tell me if this Description are correct for this coins, and what they worth.

Description:Two antique coins: Tetra Drachma, House of Ptolemy, and an Alexander of Macedon Drachma.


i have more coin but let start with this tow.

Thanks.

Title: Re: antique coins
Post by: mart on November 30, 2013, 07:56:15 PM

Need to let Ipcress look at these !!  Out of my area !!

Title: Re: antique coins
Post by: Ipcress on December 01, 2013, 07:02:38 AM

Images aren't really clear enough ( one can usually see casting marks on modern copies when looking at these under a glass ) but not sure about the larger tetradrachm. Can't find a similar reverse for the mint marks.

Not particularly valuable in this condition either, in my opinion. Quite a common ancient coin.


For future reference, there's an excellent website here

http://numismatics.org/search/search

For this coin, use the words Ptolemy tetradrachm eagle. Lots of results with images.

Title: Re: antique coins
Post by: artx on December 01, 2013, 11:02:48 AM

thanks Ipcress.

i will need ur opinion about this 3 coins.
from what u can see in the pictures is they fake?
something doesn't looks right on the single coin picture
u can see there where it says ROMA, it not a Modern wrote?

thanks

Title: Re: antique coins
Post by: Ipcress on December 01, 2013, 11:11:01 AM

What 3 coins ?

Title: Re: antique coins
Post by: artx on December 01, 2013, 11:30:37 AM

sorry here is the pictures  :)

Thanks.

Title: Re: antique coins
Post by: Ipcress on December 01, 2013, 12:20:22 PM

They look like fakes to me. Artificially aged etc.

This is a proper variant of the " single coin " you asked about, using keywords Roma and Biga ( for the chariot )

http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.235 (http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.235)

Title: Re: antique coins
Post by: artx on December 01, 2013, 12:25:46 PM

yea  i think u are correct they looks like fake.

Thanks.