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(Moderator:- If this post is against any rule, I do apologize, and please remove it.) I was looking to buy a BUDGET Seleukos VII, Philometor, 83-69 BC., or Antiokos XIII, Asiaticus, 69-64 BC., to round out my collection of Seleucid Kings, and I don't seem to be able to locate the coin through my usual sources. If anyone has a (Budget) example that they are willing to sell, or if they know where I might get one, please get back to me, P.M. is O.K. Thank you.

The seller described this coin as :- Ptolemaic Egypt, Kyrene Mint, Time of Ptolemy IX-X. c.116-88 BC. Obv: Diademed head of Ptolemy I right. Rev: Head of female (Libya) right 11 mm., 1.34 gm. I have tried my reference material and I cannot find the coin anywhere (from the Ptolemaic Kingdom). Can anyone help me, please?

@kirispupis Very interesting read. I am happy to put the coin at 500-450 B.C.E. and I shall look into your other comments. Thank you.

@shanxi Thank you for that. That was more than I found. Perhaps someone else can contribute.

I bought this coin as Alexander II but despite my best efforts to 'reference it I am not getting anywhere. The figure on the reverse looks very familiar to me (representative of), but I cannot recall who. Can anyone help me to confirm the identity of this coin please? Weight 1.72gm., AR11.8mm.

@ambr0zie Thank you. Much appreciated.

Ptolemy IV, Alexandria Cornucopia Series 5 (As per OP coin)Obv: Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon rightRev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, head left; ΛI (Lamda Iota) between legsMint: AlexandriaDate: 219-205 BCRef: Svoronos 1126, SNG Cop. 199Size: AE41 mm, 70.33 gm (This 'puck' has played a few games.)

I have this coin that was described as CILICIA - Corycus, Tiberius / Aphrodite, 8.7gm., AE22mm. SNG Levante 807 My concern is that there appears (to my eyes) to be a legend in front of Tiberius' face (on my coin) that does not appear to be there on the CNG example. (See Below). If my coin is NOT SNG Levante 807, then what is it, please?

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Nice coin. Great write-up as usual. Thank you, M.M.

You have to like that toning.

@CPK I would be concerned that it looks as though there might be some Bronze Disease on the reverse of your coin? I don't know when the photographs were taken so I don't know if that has been attended to already.

Great write-up (as always) Mag Max. Thank you. No Siliquae of Theodosius I here, I am afraid, but I did find a 'Centennionalis' amongst a number of his other coins. Theodosius I, Centennionalis,Caesar Kaiser 4,34 g 25 mm RIC IX. Heraclea 24b(delta)

That works! Thank you.

Thank you Donna. I was looking for a forum like that. Do you have a more precise 'address', please, as when I 'google' "groups.io.com " I don't get anything?

Along with a number of ancient coins I recently purchased from a dealer, I picked up a few (ancient) 'figurines'. I am hoping that someone here might be able to shed some light on two of them and tell me a little bit about them. I am hoping that the one without feet is 'Indian/Himalayan/Nepalese', and I am thinking that the other is more likely 'Chinese'. I collect coins from both regions and I would like to fit these figurines in there, somewhere. Can you help, please?

Perhaps the customer is going by the legend on the obverse "VESPASIANVS" and reading into that, that the portrait is Vespasian. 'Titus', I agree.

@panzerman "anyone know where the AV/ EL Staters were struck?" Mint name / Town: Panticapaeum, Bosphorus. Does this help you at all? Roman ProvincialKINGS of BOSPORUS. Eupator, with Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. AD 154/5-circa 172/3. AV Stater (19mm, 7.79 g, 12h). Dated BE 459 (162/3). BACIΛЄωC ЄVΠATOPOC, diademed and draped bust of Eupator right; club before / Confronted busts of Lucius, draped, and Marcus; • between, ΘNV (date) below. Frolova G/j; MacDonald 461/1; Anokhin 538; RPC IV Online 3742 Mint name / Town: Panticapaeum, Bosphorus Metal: electrum Rarity: R2 Obverse description: Bearded, diademed and draped bust of Eupator right, clubObverse legend: BASILEwS EUPATOROS, (Basilews Eupatoros) Obverse translation: (of King Eupator) Reverse description: Facing heads of Marcus Aurelius left and Lucius Verus right, pellet OP coin Auction Lot Date Triton XXII 496 (« | ») 08.01.2019

To everyone, thank you for your comments. Exactly what I was hoping for. Everything about all coins is too much for one person to know. Your comments are much appreciated.

Thank you. for putting me on the right track.

I purchased a coin listed as "ANCIENT ROME, REPUBLIC PERIOD: Bronze Coin". I believe it to be; an anonymous Sextans, 217-215 B.C., AE20mm., 4.02gm. Obv: Head of Mercury right, wearing winged petasos. Two pellets above. Rev: Prow of galley right, ROMA above, two pellets below. Ref: Crawford 38/5; Sydenham 85; BMCRR 59; Sear 610. (Let us see your Sextans')

Amateur Metal Detectorists in Scotland Have Unearthed a Stash of 8,400 Medieval Coins, One of the Largest Finds in Scottish History The hoard includes pennies dating from the 13th to 14th-century. Richard Whiddington, November 21, 2022 New Abbey and Sweetheart Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Photo by: Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Some used pandemic downtime to learn how to crochet or brew a batch of kombucha. In Scotland, many escaped the boredom of lockdown restrictions by taking up metal detecting—so much so the country’s Treasure Trove Unit is struggling to keep up. Most recently, the government organization responsible for investigating, handling, and archiving the discoveries of amateur detectorists announced the Dunscore Hoard, one of the biggest discoveries in Scottish history. Last summer, 8,400 medieval silver coins were found in a field close to Dumfries, a southwestern town 25 miles from the Anglo-Scottish border. Named after the nearby Dumfriesshire village, the Dunscore Hoard is the largest uncovered in Scotland since the 19th-century and is primarily comprised of Edward I and II pennies dating from the 13th to 14th-century—a period of frequent war between England and Scotland that cast forth characters such as William Wallace and Robert the Bruce. “The hoard is still being catalogued,” Ken McNab, Senior Communications Officer at Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, told Artnet News. “It’s an ongoing process and we don’t have a timetable at this point.” This process involves identifying, photographing, measuring, and weighing each coin before museum allocations are decided. The hoard contains a mix of English, Irish, Scottish, and mainland European coins. Although a value is yet to be determined, the size, breadth, and rareness of the hoard means it is likely worth several hundred thousand dollars. In May 2020, the Treasure Trove Unit concluded a multiyear survey of Scotland’s hobbyist metal detecting scene and estimated the number of active hobbyists at 520. Their number seems to have ballooned since the beginning of the pandemic, with the Treasure Trove Unit reporting 12,263 artifacts found so far in 2022, compared to around 1,500 in 2019. “The team has had to take on more staff to help process items found post-Covid,” McNab said. Fortunately, the survey showed the hobbyists have a high awareness of the country’s heritage legislation and are keen to work more closely with the heritage sector in the coming years. Expect more finds like the Dunscore Hoard.

Looking into it , now. Edit: Absolutely correct. Thank you. Post removed.

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Amongst some (even) lesser quality coins, I have this AE4. of Theodosius II THEODOSIUS II RIC X Constantinople 410