Help To Identify These Ancient Coins

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recollector Valued Member Canada 180 Posts	Posted 12/08/2024 03:27 am The first is 4.06g, 22.14 mm The second is 7.46g, 24.65mm The third is 7.72g, 30.41 mm Report this Post to the Staff

january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 4935 Posts	Posted 12/08/2024 05:42 am Interesting coins! The first looks 7th or 8th century Byzantine to me, but I do not recognize the type. The second is probably Roman provincial, if real. I read ...-[A?]IHNOC on the portrait side and [xx]PO-ΔEI-... on the seated-deity side; the familiar portrayal of Zeus with Nike is not very distinguishing, but might help in catalog searches. I suspect that it might be cast, but further identification might be needed to understand whether it is in fact real. For the third type, with a portrait and Arabic inscription, I would look at 12th-13th century coinage of the Zangids and thereabouts. I do not recognize this specific design. I'll try to check in Wildwinds, RPC, and Zeno, respectively. Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 4935 Posts	Posted 12/08/2024 05:48 am Found the second coin: RPC 60104, Aphrodisias in Caria, under Gallienus. (...In retrospect I should have realized that ΛIHNOC was the end of the name Gallienus.) Edited by january1may 12/08/2024 05:48 am Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 4935 Posts	Posted 12/08/2024 06:04 am I was unable to find anything for the first or third coins, unfortunately. The first one feels vaguely familiar but I can't figure out from where. Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 4935 Posts	Posted 12/08/2024 08:08 am Figured out the Byzantine coin: Constans II, 660-665, AE follis of 40 nummi, SB 1011, Numista 300586. Unfortunately the regnal year looks illegible (it would have been 9h on the first pic, but that area looks flat). We can tell that it's 5th officina, though. AFAICT this is likely the only Byzantine type that has three emperors on one side and a full standing portrait (as opposed to a large letter, lots of small letters, or a bust) on the other. My search was going absolutely nowhere before I found this type by accident! Report this Post to the Staff
Victor Pillar of the Community United States 663 Posts	Posted 12/09/2024 1:38 pm Number 3 is Husam al-Din Timurtash (1122-1152) of the Artuqid dynasty. Spengler and Sayles #25 Report this Post to the Staff
recollector Valued Member Canada 180 Posts	Posted 12/14/2024 9:25 pm Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff
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