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Ancient coins. Stumped. This is a hard one. Is there anyone out there who can identify these coins?

spummybumspummybum Posts: 32 ✭
edited July 27, 2020 9:41PM in World & Ancient Coins Forum

Ancient coins are so tough to identify. Showing up close pics of the 3 coins below. Any help would be appreciated.

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  • SapyxSapyx Posts: 2,205 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 27, 2020 11:44PM

    To answer your four questions: One of them is ancient but two of them technically are "mediaeval"; I wasn't; The first two were easy but the last one was trickier; and Yes. ;)

    In the top pic, the ones to left and right are Byzantine. The one in the middle is Roman Provincial.

    More specifically:

    Left/top: Byzantine Empire, "anonymous follis" Class C, attributed to the reign of emperor Michael IV (AD 1034-1041). Obverse: Christ standing. Reverse: cross with inscription IC XC NI KA in quarters (Jesus Christ, victorious).

    Centre/bottom: Roman Provincial, city of Nicaea, in what is now Turkey. Bronze coin, 25mm diameter. Obverse (in Greek): KORN CALONEINA CEB, the empress Cornelia Salonina (wife of emperor Gallienus). Reverse: the emperors Valerian and Gallienus, shaking hands, with empress Salonina standing behind and between them. City-name NIKAEWN legend around. If it's actually silvery-coloured like it looks in the top pic, then this may well be a modern "tourist copy".

    Right/middle: Byzantine Empire, follis, reign of Emperor Constantine X (AD 1059-1067). Obverse: Christ standing. Reverse: Emperor Constantine X (on the right and his wife, empress Eudocia (on the left), standing side by side and holding between them a labarum (military banner with chi-ro symbol).

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  • IVBIVB Posts: 248 ✭✭✭
    edited July 28, 2020 12:03AM

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  • spummybumspummybum Posts: 32 ✭
    edited July 28, 2020 3:34PM

    Wow! Amazing. Someone actually came through and identified the coins for me. Thank you Sapyx for your wonderful and detailed response. Thank you to IVB for wanting to help as well.

    Any idea if these 3 coins are worth anything?

  • SapyxSapyx Posts: 2,205 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Late Byzantine bronze coins, fully identified (as these two are now) typically go for $20 to $50 in this condition. The second one (Constantine X) is scarcer but in worse condition.

    The Salonina coin, in this condition and assuming genuine, probably about $200, plus or minus $100; Roman provincials are poorly catalogued so ancient coin dealers tend to "go with their gut" rather than follow a price guide. Here's one of the Salonina coins, in much better condition, being sold for $750: https://vcoins.com/de/stores/romae_aeternae_numismatics/136/product/salonina_ae24_gallienus__saloninus_clasping_empress_bithynia_nicaea_rare_ef/745003/Default.aspx

    Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.
    Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations"

    Apparently I have been awarded one DPOTD. B)
  • spummybumspummybum Posts: 32 ✭

    Thank you again Sapyx for your expertise in the ancient coins. I've learned a lot and fully appreciate you and your time.

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