Jamesrl55 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 I know little to nothing of coins. I was doing some work in the middle east and had to dig a hole.. I found these two coins (not together) and just wanted to know if anyone can tell me anything about them. Thanks! Coins.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Great looking coins and a wonderful find. Hope someone will be able to help with info. Welcome to CoinPeople. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 First one is Roman, second is Byzantine. Style for both is off - I suspect both are modern copies made for sale to tourists. (quite common in the Mid-East as many countries forbid or strongly control the export of originals, and lots of tourists from the West with money to spend on souvenirs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buygoldingots Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Awesome find, those look extremely ancient Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benz Gemz Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 The first looks like a fantasy Roman, the SC below the exergue is not right for the style, what I can see of the legend looks bungled. The 2nd is a poor copy of a Justinian I Byzantine. I agree with the poster who suggested copies or fantasy pieces for tourists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancientnoob Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 These two coins are certainly 100% modern copies. The first one looks to be a Sicilian Bronze drachm and the other a Byzantine Follis. (40 nummis) A shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epona Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 can somebody help me with my identification also?? http://www.coinpeople.com/index.php/topic/36284-identification-help/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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