My dream day

[vince76]

Hi mates.
I'm in holidays. My best holidays. I began digging rusty metals but it ended on hammered silver coins. I wanted to share it with you but i'm speechless. I can only post the photos.
Your help is appreciated as always.
This is difficult stuff.


229 - 100 BC,

Apollonia, Illyria. AR drachm. Magistrates Donachos and Moskoy.
DONAX above cow standing right, head turned back, suckling calf.
APOL-MO-SK-OY around double stellar pattern within square with curved sides.

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80 BC
Roman republican denarius

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By Vince

[against the wind]

Some really nice old coins,,
Congrats

[Aussie]

Great funds Vince! I would be speechless as well.

[ScubaDetector]

Sure don't find things like that in the USA or most of the USA. Very nice old pieces of history

[Carolina Tom]

Very well done Vince. Those are awesome old coins.

Best of luck to you!

[Trezurehunter]

Great coins Vince. The age of those coins is something I can only dream of here.

[powrsurg]

Very cool. I'd be researching these for sure if I found them.

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[deershed]

That would be a dream day for most of us, Sweet!!

[Greastart]

I'd be speechless too!

Congratulations.

[CRUSADER]

Yes, the best holidays are detecting ones! (In fact its the only holidays I have)

Nice early silvers!!

Cru'Dads Thoughts;

The first one looks like a Bronze ‘Dragging Captive’type AD 364-378

The second looks like it may be a BC Greek or Roman colony type??

I have been able to ID the last one which is a Roman Republic(Sears Vol I No 267) of M Fannius and L Critonius 86 BC:

http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/rsc/critonia/t.html

[Steve in PA]

Very nice ancient coins! You had a good holiday

[CRUSADER]

I need to understand more about these, so I can judge whether to vote or not.

Where both silvers found on the same day?

[birdman]

Now thats the dream!

[J.Cache]

Wow congrats on some great coin finds

[vince76]

Yes, the best holidays are detecting ones! (In fact its the only holidays I have)

Nice early silvers!!

Cru'Dads Thoughts;

The first one looks like a Bronze ‘Dragging Captive’type AD 364-378

The second looks like it may be a BC Greek or Roman colony type??

I have been able to ID the last one which is a Roman Republic(Sears Vol I No 267) of M Fannius and L Critonius 86 BC:

http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/rsc/critonia/t.html

Hi Cru,
Thank you for your help, as always.
Yes, it is it.
First i thought it is an Illyrian coin but you are right because the roman invaded Illyria around 170 BC.