Help ID a few ancient coins? Authentic or not? Greek or Roman?

[Bwilliken]

Hello,

Can anyone help ID these old coins? One looks to have greek letters, another latin? Thanks for your help!!!

 

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[Mackaydon]

What is the backstory?
Did you buy them? Dig them?
What did the seller tell you?
What price did you pay--if you don't mind me asking.
Don..

 

[Mackaydon]

First guess at coin #2: Gordian III Roman AD 238-240 AD

 

[deepsecrets]

first coin - Greco-Bactrian Kingdom Demetrios I Baktria (c. 205–171 BC). Cannot tell if genuine - only seen these in silver.

 

[sutphin]

LET ME TAKE A GUESS DANG OLE ROMAN COINS AND WHERE WERE THEY FOUND.

 

[Bwilliken]

I use to work at a pawn shop and would buy random stuff that the store didn't want. Forgot I had bought these but found em in a drawer, probably into them for like $50 -60 bucks all in? Any idea if these are common coins or rare? Authentic?

 

[CRUSADER]

I use to work at a pawn shop and would buy random stuff that the store didn't want. Forgot I had bought these but found em in a drawer, probably into them for like $50 -60 bucks all in? Any idea if these are common coins or rare? Authentic?

They are not rare or valueable but are real.

The first Greek one though does worry me a little but looks OK. The Gordian III is OK, but not worth much. They last one is OK, forgot which country (Asian?) they are from but seen many examples.

To be honest, in the UK you would be lucky to get your investment back.

 

[Mackaydon]

I'm with 'deepsecrets' and with the same concern; the appearance of the coin showing a copper tint versus the 'common' coin being silver. The coin is more fully described as: Draped and diademed bust right, wearing elephant's skin headdress / BASILEWS DHMHTRIOU, nude Herakles standing facing, crowning himself and holding club and
lion's skin; monogram to left.--and looking like this:
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/baktria/kings/demetrios/Bop_1C.1.jpg
Don......
PS: The coin I just described sold for $451 but was an authentic tetradrachm--which may differ from your coin's composition.

 

[Bwilliken]

Thanks guys! I've taken lots of risks but occasionally get lucky with a rare find! But the roman one looks real to yall? Thanks for the help!

 

[Mackaydon]

I was unable to find the same reverse on your Roman that matched the obverse. Perhaps CRU has seen one.
Don......

 

[Bwilliken]

Yeah I didn't find an exact reverse either... Kinda odd someone would make a replica of a coin only worth 25$ though.

 

[CRUSADER]

Yeah I didn't find an exact reverse either... Kinda odd someone would make a replica of a coin only worth 25$ though.

No issue with that one. (full ID on its way....) I thought that Greek looked odd.

 

[Mackaydon]

GORDIEN III (238-244) : ANTONINIEN (billon) "SAECULI FELICITAS"
Latin: Age of Good Fortune
Don......

 

[Silver Searcher]

Gordian III Antoninianus. obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right rev: PM TR P IIII COS II PP, Gordian in military dress, standing right with spear & globe. RSC 253, Sear2453.

SS

 

[Mackaydon]

SS: Check again your reverse legend.
Don......

 

[Silver Searcher]

SS: Check again your reverse legend.
Don......

Why Don ??

 

[Silver Searcher]

The reverse legend on the one posted looks to be blundered

SS

 

[Mackaydon]

SS:
I read the reverse image as "SAECULI FELICITAS"; differing from the description you gave.
Don.....

 

[Silver Searcher]

SS:
I read the reverse image as "SAECULI FELICITAS"; differing from the description you gave.
Don.....

Yes I posted the wrong one from my files. I was more refering to the image, rather than the legend, and I posted the wrong one...my bad.

 

[CRUSADER]

Dads thoughts (I think it real):

The Roman is a GORDIAN III silver Antoninianus of uncertain Eastern Mint possibly Antioch AD242-4.

(as ID’d by Mackaydon)
Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
Reverse SAECVLI FELICITAS Gordian standing right, in military kit, holding globe and transverse sceptre

According to Sears Vol III 2005 BOOK VALUES are Very Fine $25 and Extremely Fine $60

Seller might achieve circa 25% of book if selling and coin is genuine rather than a Balkan’s forgery