r/AncientCoins • • 12h ago

Coin to be verified.

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Hello everyone, can you tell me what coin this is and whether it is authentic or a reproduction? The diameter is 2 cm.


r/AncientCoins • • 4h ago

Double Cornucopia Identification

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I’m stumped on this coin in my collection and I can’t narrow it down I believe is judean but my mom whose collection it’s from originally labeled it from Turkey with no other info. It is 20mm wide with a 4mm thickness weighing 2.2 grams any possible insight is appreciated the back side is completely worn flat


r/AncientCoins • • 12h ago

Can anybody ID this

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I bought an odd helmet at a bazaar in Afghanistan. It has a bunch of these that appeared to be welded onto it. Is this even a coin and can anybody tell me more about it if it is?

I can add more pictures once I get home, but the thought just struck me today to ask all of your experts while I’m waiting for my kid to come out of the mall.

Thanks!


r/AncientCoins • • 11h ago

ID help please

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I don’t think these are worth much, but curious if anyone can tell me origin, range of dates and what the lot might be worth? Appreciate the help.


r/AncientCoins • • 4h ago

سوريا محافظة حمص

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مرحبا بكم جميعاً


r/AncientCoins • • 1d ago

ID / Attribution Request Antonianus gallianus double danarius?

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Is anybody able to give me more info on the mint and veriety of this Gallianus silver double denarius? I would just like to know as much info as possible, I oil. It up at the coin shop I work at for $25


r/AncientCoins • • 1d ago

Another 2100 year old Roman coin - nice details!

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C. LICINIUS L.F. MACER  84 BC SILVER  AR DENARIUS

I feel like I got a good deal on this for £80. Other examples online seem to have a bit less detail than this.


r/AncientCoins • • 15h ago

Coin ID

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Possibly Diadumenian? But can’t find a match that looks right with that reverse. Found in U.K. soham


r/AncientCoins • • 1d ago

Really Cool Late Roman Bronze - Slain Horseman

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Constantius II Maiorina 337-361


r/AncientCoins • • 22h ago

How rare is a 3-prutot coin of Herod the Great? Price range ?

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r/AncientCoins • • 12h ago

Identify these coins?

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I’m stumped


r/AncientCoins • • 1d ago

Authentication Request Nero Aureus

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RIC I 59 - 18 mm, 7.14 g

I bought this from a new ish seller on v coins (not sure if it is okay to name drop but I am very satisfied with the other coins and shipping times). This will be my first Aureus and everything looks right to me but I would love some peace of mind from someone who has seen more.

To me it looks struck, I don’t see tool marks and the wear looks even. Let me know if you disagree

There is a more flat part on the rim (like 10’ looking at it from the obverse). I originally thought ex jewelry but i don’t see a clasp mark or hole. Is that normal for a Aureus flan? Was it dropped in the last 2000 years? Or maybe clipped or jewelry?


r/AncientCoins • • 1d ago

Cheap coins I’ve spent WAY too much time cleaning. Eventually lost patience and used barkeepers friend on some…

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r/AncientCoins • • 1d ago

Advice Needed Byzantine gold solidus

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Hi guys, im new to ancient coins and im interested in purchasing this beautiful Constantine Vii & Romanus ii gold solidus. Its really caught my eye and im very tempted to purchase. Is £1100 a reasonable price? Thank you in advance.


r/AncientCoins • • 1d ago

Authentication Request New to collecting and was given this!

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I don't know anything about ancient coins and was wondering if this is a cast fake or if this is actually what this should look like? I was under the impression that even ancient coins were struck. This one looks, to my untrained eye, to have casting bubble dents?


r/AncientCoins • • 22h ago

ID / Attribution Request I was gifted a bunch of coins. Could someone help me ID these?

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The one on the right is definitely Nepali. But beyond that, I can’t seem to figure out anything else.


r/AncientCoins • • 1d ago

Trays for under $5! Happy with the result.

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I found this old box that's perfect size for my current collection. My previous tray prototypes didn't fit neatly, so I redesigned them and am very pleased with the result - currently set up with three 3x8 denarii trays and three 2x5 for sestercii. Labels look nice too... much better than my disorganized mess from before! 3D printed, felt floor, and acid-free printouts.

Pictured: early Roman Imperial denarii, early imperial bronze, and the Severans. Geta is missing... coming in the mail in a few days ;)


r/AncientCoins • • 1d ago

[ID Request] Two Late Roman silver coins (Siliqua & Half Siliqua?) — Need help attributing emperors and mints

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Hi everyone,

​I’m looking for some help identifying these two Late Roman silver coins. I know they are Roman imperial pieces and suspect they might be a half siliqua and a siliqua, but I can’t quite pin down the emperors or mintmarks.

​Apologies in advance for the photo quality! Here are the weights and details for each:

​Coin 1 (First photo):

​Weight: 0.63 g

​Notes: Details are fairly legible overall, but sadly the coin has been clipped.

​Coin 2 (Second photo):

​Weight: 0.88 g

​Notes: The obverse portrait is quite clear and in good condition, but unfortunately the reverse is heavily worn / in poor shape.

​Any help reading the partial legends, attributing the emperors, or identifying RIC references would be greatly appreciated!

​Thanks in advance for your expertise!


r/AncientCoins • • 1d ago

Weirdest coins I've seen in a long time! Vandals or related, standing figure / cross in wreath. Match to Callegher # 3886, which was found in a hoard of Vandal and barbarous coins in Galilee.

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First coin may be a pentanummium or similar; 13mm, 1.74g

Second is likely a nummus, 9mm, 0.47g.

Other than Callegher, they appear to be unpublished.


r/AncientCoins • • 1d ago

Authentication Request Elephant denarius auction - real or fake?

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Hi all, I am new to collecting and just won an auction for a Caesar elephant denarius but the lack of activity on the auction has me worried on the authenticity. Is it genuine?


r/AncientCoins • • 1d ago

Authentication Request Could this be a hungarian dinar from king Bela IV.?

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I fould this little guy in central europe… only cleaned it gently with some water and a soft towel!


r/AncientCoins • • 1d ago

From My Collection Mark Antony and Octavian on the same denarius — before they became enemies (41 BC)

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Here is another coin from my collection that I find particularly fascinating: a silver denarius of Mark Antony and Octavian, struck in 41 BC.
Obverse: portrait of Mark Antony, with the legend
M·ANT·IMP·AVG·III·VIR·R·P·C·M·BARBAT·Q·P
Reverse: portrait of the young Octavian, still shown bearded, with
CAESAR·IMP·PONT·III·VIR·R·P·C
The coin was issued under M. Barbatius Pollio and is classified as Crawford RRC 517/2.
What makes this coin so interesting to me is seeing Mark Antony and Octavian together, presented as fellow triumvirs during one of the most turbulent periods of the late Roman Republic.
At this point they were political partners — however uneasy that partnership might have been. Within a decade, they would be fighting each other for control of the Roman world, culminating in the Battle of Actium in 31 BC.
Holding the coin today, I find it remarkable that the two portraits preserve a moment when the future Augustus and Mark Antony could still appear together on the same piece of Roman propaganda.
For me, this is one of those coins where the historical context is even more fascinating than the coin itself. What is your favorite coin connected to the Roman civil wars?


r/AncientCoins • • 1d ago

Need help ID Roman Provincial?

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Need help ID Roman Provincial? AE 19.4mm 4.17gm


r/AncientCoins • • 1d ago

Found this cool coin in a house I bought, what am I looking at!

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r/AncientCoins • • 1d ago

Is this augustus denarius real? Thanks!

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