GSX-Rguru Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Let me start of by thanking you for taking the time to help me identify this coin I found while cleaning out my late fathers dresser. This is the first time I have ever been on a forum and actually asked a question so please be kind if I have made any mistakes! There seem to be lots of things “not to do” so I will post the pictures and hopefully you guys will give me some information. I’m curious to what the value might be on this as well. I know very little about coins. Thank you again everyone for your time I appreciate any info you can give me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleRJO Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 (edited) Might be an ancient Greek or Turkish coin, but you need to post cropped pics (like the attached which ends up being a larger image in your post) that also need to be in focus. Also try getting a little closer to take the pic and rest your hand on something to steady the phone/camera. In addition, if you measure the diameter within 0.1 mm and the weight within 0.01 grams to post, one of the members like @JKK or @RWB who are more familiar with ancients may be able to help. Edited September 8, 2023 by EagleRJO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 In addition, please rotate the first one 90 degrees counterclockwise. Almost sure that will align it correctly. When you retake the second, please rotate it 180. 100% sure that'll align it correctly. Decent pics properly aligned, with measurements, and I can look into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 @EagleRJO, the OP admits he knows very little about coins, so I am sure he does not have a gram scale or a set of calipers. Well, maybe the calipers by his username which I believe to be abbreviated for a Buick GSX-Ram Air (engine builders have calipers but I can bet not a gram scale that reads to the hundredths). Also, @JKK, the OP doesn't know which side is obverse or reverse (neither do I), and on either side, which is top and bottom, or up and down (neither do I). Without an image of some type of head or person with a spear or something, I have no idea on ancients what I am looking at. I am glad you are able to at least tell him which way to rotate the coin!! As for the OP, yes, please repost cropped pics of both sides which are clear and another tip for the photos, keep some good light on the coin and be aware of your body position so your body doesn't make a shadow on the coin when you take the pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JKK Posted September 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2023 On 9/7/2023 at 10:27 PM, powermad5000 said: Also, @JKK, the OP doesn't know which side is obverse or reverse (neither do I), and on either side, which is top and bottom, or up and down (neither do I). Without an image of some type of head or person with a spear or something, I have no idea on ancients what I am looking at. I am glad you are able to at least tell him which way to rotate the coin!! The -script on the second image is certainly Arabic (which does not mean the language is Arabic; a number of languages are/were written in the Arabic abjad, or a variation on it). It is struck much sharper than that on the first image, and I have the better odds of making it out. The -script on the first is almost certainly Arabic as well, but I have to see it properly rotated. I realize that most numismatists don't recognize the proper orientation, so I don't mind guiding them to orient it correctly. I have a pretty fair guess in mind what it is, but I'll wait to invest energy until we get good information to work with. powermad5000, Hoghead515 and Crawtomatic 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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