I also like to hang on to my for me hard to identify coins even when they are in bad condition and relativly worthless but have sentimental value like my roman small change https://en.numista.com/forum/topic27284.html
I only got so far as thinking they are from the 5th or 6th century africa but maybe someday when I have more and better preserved roman coins I will be able to determin them further
I suspect that the coins are provincial Roman coins but difficult to identify since the images are in an angle. I don't have a good reference for RPC coins but if you provide better pictures we might be able to identify them...
BTW, I can relate to the sentimental value of some coins as I have an album full of coins from my dad which I would never sell!
Thanks a lot Quant for the information and link to figure it out.
After looking through it I think it's one of the three variations of Babelon Traite II-2 2480; BMC 7-8; Klein 302.
They are all so similar it's hard to tell exactly when my coin isn't that legible in the first place.
Quote: TheArenaMasterThanks a lot Quant for the information and link to figure it out.
After looking through it I think it's one of the three variations of Babelon Traite II-2 2480; BMC 7-8; Klein 302.
They are all so similar it's hard to tell exactly when my coin isn't that legible in the first place.
Based on Sear, it is definitely Sear-4058. Going back to BMC and cross-referencing, it is clear that WildWinds is incorrect. If you download BMC, which is available for free (https://books.google.com/books?id=qmwCAAAAYAAJ), it is clear that the coin you have is BMC-5 and hence similar in attribution to Sear-4058. But, as always, you can double-check yourself by downloading the aforementioned book...
Quote: Quant.GeekBased on Sear, it is definitely Sear-4058. Going back to BMC and cross-referencing, it is clear that WildWinds is incorrect. If you download BMC, which is available for free (https://books.google.com/books?id=qmwCAAAAYAAJ), it is clear that the coin you have is BMC-5 and hence similar in attribution to Sear-4058. But, as always, you can double-check yourself by downloading the aforementioned book...
Based on the Catalogue of the Greek coins of Troas book, I don't think it's BMC-5 since with that one there is a lack of leaves on the wreath. I do think however that it's BMC-3.
Quote: TheArenaMasterBased on the Catalogue of the Greek coins of Troas book, I don't think it's BMC-5 since with that one there is a lack of leaves on the wreath. I do think however that it's BMC-3.
BMC-5 does not equate to Plate VIII, Coin 5. BMC-5 just indicates that it is similar to BMC-3 but without the stars (see pg. 40). Note that the coin is not illustrated in the plates. They are very similar to each other and it is quite possible yours is BMC-3 with the stars not shown (whatever that means). There is something behind the head, faintly on your coin. But, you have the sources, and you can verify it yourself ...
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