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Need some help identifying some ancients

gscoinsgscoins Posts: 313 ✭✭✭
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In the course of doing some "spring cleaning" - coin collector version, I came across these four very small (1/2 inch diameter) coins that are either ancients or close to it. I know virtually nothing about these, so I thought I would tap the knowledge of the group for help in identifying them. I have attached a couple of photos. Thanks!

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  • SapyxSapyx Posts: 2,357 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Your first picture hasn't uploaded properly (at least I can't see anything on my end), so just judging what I'm seeing in the second picture:

    • Top: Roman, late bronze, "emperor crowned by victory" type. I believe this type was issued around AD 400, emperor Theodosius I and his sons Honorius and Arcadius. The mint-mark is worn away.
    • Bottom: not a coin. This is a modern "widow's mite" replica, I believe.
    • Left: I think it's another Roman, this time a "city commemorative" depicting either Roma or Constantinopolis.
    • Right: Not ancient, but mediaeval India: Gujarat, bronze or debased-silver drachm, circa 1300. The design is sideways; the dots and three lines are the rather degenerate remains of a Zoroastrian fire altar as originally depicted on ancient Sassanian coins. You can find some examples of similar coins down the bottom of this article.
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  • gscoinsgscoins Posts: 313 ✭✭✭

    Thank you! I hadn't expected such a thorough and complete answer so quickly, especially since these coins are both so small and well-worn.

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