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Benicia California small town museum has a few ancient Roman and Greek coins

Benicia is a small town near San Francisco, California. It was a US Army base during the California Gold Rush and was briefly the state capitol in the 1850's.

The Benicia Museum has a few small Roman and Greek coins on display.

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Benicia Museum - Roman and Greek coins

The upper left coin is a Roman coin of the emperor Antoninus Pius.

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  • neildrobertsonneildrobertson Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've very close by and have never been over. Benicia is a bit underrated as far as Bay area towns go, I think.

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  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,276 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Another coin on display at the nearby Benicia State Capitol building, a half dollar from the year that Benicia was the state capitol:

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    United States half dollar 1853

    This coin looks like it has seen some service.

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  • MrMonkeySwag96MrMonkeySwag96 Posts: 143 ✭✭✭
    edited April 9, 2025 10:48AM

    I own one of the Greek coin types on the bottom right picture:

    PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 380/75-330/25 BC. AR Stater (23.4mm, 10.78 g). Two wrestlers grappling; ΔΑ between them / Slinger in throwing stance right; triskeles to right; all within dotted square border. Tekin Series 4;

    The upper left coin depicting emperor Antoninus Pius looks like a debased silver Tetradrachm minted in Alexandria, the capital city of Roman Egypt.

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