I'm told distilled water and a toothpick is the best way, not even close to knowing what that dish one is.

My Maximian follis finally showed up today

I already have a bunch of these Greek coins, but this one is in way too good condition not to share it on Reddit.

Just arrived in the mail! My favourite coin so far, been looking for one for ages. Didn't want a colony, was waiting for a Corinthian one in my price range.

It weighs 2.9 - 3 grams.

It is 16.1 - 16.3 mm in diameter

It is silver, it tested positive with a chemical test and resists a moving magnet strongly, suggesting it is solid silver and not just plated.

I'm hoping someone here can help me identify this mysterious object I've had for approximately 10 years.

I've taken several photographs using different lighting angles to make the details and inscriptions easier to see.

Details:

• Diameter: approximately 33 mm
• Weight: approximately 4 g
• Non-magnetic
• Metal composition unknown
• Heavily worn or corroded
• One side appears to show a figure with a halo
• The other side appears to depict two people, one larger than the other
• Both sides seem to have inscriptions around the edges

I cannot confidently read the inscriptions or identify the figures.

My questions:

1. Is this a coin, religious medal, token, or something else?
2. Does anyone recognize the figures or inscriptions?
3. What period or region might it come from?
4. Does anyone know of a similar example in a museum or numismatic catalog?

Any information, references, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your help! :)

Hey y’all! Pretty new to the whole ancient coin world. Building out my antoninianus collection and a came across a mystery coin in a whatnot auction after getting a couple antoniniani. Bought it because I’ve spent $7 on considerably dumber things. If nothing else, I like the golden patina. I know it’s in poor condition. Any help with ID? All I can tell is I think the person on it has a beard or goatee. Just wanted to see if any experts here could give me a hand! First two pictures are snips of just the coin in his hand, third is in his hand for rough scale. I have no clue actual diameter or weight of the coin yet.

I was looking at vintage jewelry shops and found this 18k gold replica of what is probably a Macedonian gold stater, 359-336 BCE.

There were some scratches on the replica so I did not pull the trigger on it. I’d love to get one from the original source, but I could not find anything like this again for the life of me.

Would anyone know any jewelry shops that make 18k gold replicas of ancient coins?

Hi!

I'm going to be in Charlotte the last week of October - any ancient coin shops worth visiting?

Weighs 16.09g not sure if it's cast, can't tell from the images, just looks really rough. Not sure if it's horn silver or some form of corrosion.. I just want some help.

I collect Julia Domna and this was a great week for collecting! The photos don't really do it justice, but this is a really special coin.

It was owned by Barry Rightman, a well-known expert who collected coins with exceptional strike quality, centering, and historical eye appeal. This coin appears in Roman Coins and Their Values II (6602 = this coin).

Recently acquired this solidus from HJB and have been following a great guide on budget coin photography. Super happy with how it turned out!

https://artemis-collection.com/photography/coin-photography-on-a-budget/

Also possible die match here: https://www.ikmkrgm.uni-koeln.de/object?lang=en&id=ID210&view=vs what do y'all think?

All I know about this coin is that it was issued by Hadrian under his heir, Aelius, ant that the coin is silver.

Excited to get an URBS ROMA coin- love the reverse showing the she wolf & Romulus / Remus! Purchased on l5 and curious if there is a way to authenticate or ensure it is real? For $25 I felt like it was an easy purchase, just want to be sure it’s real :) thank you again to this subreddit for being so helpful, I’m new to coin collecting however am an avid fan of the history!

My first owl 🥳🥳. What do you guys think? How much would you have paid for it? I'm contemplating on freeing the bird.

L5 provenance search brought up this old plaster cast from the Hess, Adolf sale 182 in 1926 of my favourite Dupondius!

Hard to believe this coin was group lotted despite its rarity as a denomination, near perfect condition and excellent provenance.

Feel free to Delete if not allowed! Wanted to share my ancient (Byzantine/Islamic) Commercial Weights!!

Found this pretty little Nummi in a recent EBay action for under €50 euro it’s a RIC 1034 with some of the legend BAS-L E still visible on the obverse sadly the bust is completely trashed. It does have a clear monogram of Basiliscus and Marcus on the reverse the first two photos are listing photos while photo Number 4 is the monogram properly oriented and drawn over to better see the Monogram. The coin also has a pedigree from Emporium Hamburg Auction 79 Lot 570 16-18 Nov. 2017 (Sale price then was €60 euro) https://www.numisbids.com/sale/2246/lot/570

Hey, I saw this Celtic coin on eBay and I'm wondering how much money this coin is worth. It is listed for 175€

Thanks in advance

I am new to coins and recent acquired these Roman and Byzantine coins. They are currently in a small plastic sleeve. Is there a better was to store or showcase them? Is it worth getting a COA for each of them?

*5 coins total. Pictures showing front and back.

Now I have two of them. Today was my lucky day.

It’s been waiting for me in the ground for 2500 years.