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J-Lane

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    Can someone help us ID this coin?

    in Newbie Coin Collecting Questions

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    8 minutes ago, JKK said:

    I don't think it has anything to do with Probus. Looks to me like Gordian III, Nicaea in Bithynia, SGI 3671, AE 19 (perfect match to your diameter). Obv: M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AV, radiate, draped bust right. Rev: NIKAEΩN, Four legionary standards, two inner ones topped with eagles, outer two topped with wreaths. A lot of the SGI 3671s out there seem to have three standards rather than four; seems to be considered a variant. Dates would be 238-244 CE. Greek provincial coins tend to throw people for a loop because they aren't found in the primary Roman references.

    Take a look at this example for comparison.

    Wow! Thank you JKK! That appears to be a very close match. My son is having a lot of fun with this hobby but it can be a little overwhelming trying to identify this stuff. He's keeping a log book with descriptions so it's nice to have some info for him to write down. Thank you again for your help.

    Can someone help us ID this coin?

    in Newbie Coin Collecting Questions

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    So my son has recently gotten into collecting and we purchased this coin that we are having trouble finding a similar design online. When we purchased it was labeled 267-287 AD. It also had an old piece of paper attached that said...

    OBVERSE

    Probus 276-282 AD

    Antoninianus

    Radiate Head Right

    REVERSE

    Military Standards

    NIKAIA TT

    There's other writing but it's too faint to make out. So with the info we had we searched and we've found coins that look to be a match... except for the back of the coin. We cannot find any coins that have the same back. I have found other coins online from different dates that look to be a much closer match but nothing that's an exact match. I've attached a link to the photos of our coin below.

    Can anyone help us ID this coin? Thank you in advance for your help.

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/8H63fn3GSdeXai8o9