Ancient aegean/greek bronze coin

[The Lost Ring]

Hi,
Possibly pre-roman era B.C.
Yours truly,

 

[Wild Willy]

Nice find. How do you date a B.C. coin? The Emperors face?? How about other countries? Any ideas?

 

[The Lost Ring]

Nice find. How do you date a B.C. coin? The Emperors face?? How about other countries? Any ideas?

Thanks.
Better and clean coins was found in the area where I found this coin. they were all dated B.C..
I will try to clean this carefully and reveal the shapes.

 

[Ronstar]

Dilemma: Do I mention those coins got roached or do I now not complain so much about zincolns?

 

[Draco]

Thanks.
Better and clean coins was found in the area where I found this coin. they were all dated B.C..
I will try to clean this carefully and reveal the shapes.

Do not wash with water !! This "disease" of bronze is caused by humidity and chlorine salts. Surface brushing and if desired, bake for 30 'at 200 ° to stop moisture. Electrolysis will ruin the coin.
Now, I have a question. How do you know the date of the coin?

 

[The Lost Ring]

Do not wash with water !! This "disease" of bronze is caused by humidity and chlorine salts. Surface brushing and if desired, bake for 30 'at 200 ° to stop moisture. Electrolysis will ruin the coin.
Now, I have a question. How do you know the date of the coin?

First of all, Thank you very much for giving very valuable information.
There are ancient cities of Caria and Myndos in the region.
where i found this coin is near an ancient dock.
The dot marked on the coin with the number SNG vA 2114 in the link looks like the coin I found.
Of course this is just a guess. The coin is very damaged. My neighbor works as an archaeologist at the Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archeology. This is his prediction.

Caria, Myndos, ancient coins index with thumbnails - WildWinds.com

 

[Draco]

I must apologize. The question I asked you was to try to catch the "impostors"
I know perfectly how to date an ancient coin, but since you commented that they were "dated" before Christ ... or at least that's what my translator tells me. That's why I thought you would be an impostor
So my sincere apologies.
As for the deterioration of the coin ... yes, it is what we commonly call bronze cancer. It is preferable to leave as is or at least stop the corrosion, rather than a bad cleaning and the details of the coin are lost forever.
Very good job and welcome to the forum.

 

[laplander]

Nice job recovering and I.d.ing a bit of ancient history!
You never know do you Draco, most ebay finds are pristine condition. LOL

 

[The Lost Ring]

I must apologize. The question I asked you was to try to catch the "impostors"
I know perfectly how to date an ancient coin, but since you commented that they were "dated" before Christ ... or at least that's what my translator tells me. That's why I thought you would be an impostor
So my sincere apologies.
As for the deterioration of the coin ... yes, it is what we commonly call bronze cancer. It is preferable to leave as is or at least stop the corrosion, rather than a bad cleaning and the details of the coin are lost forever.
Very good job and welcome to the forum.

Absolutely no problem.
Thanks.
And also sorry for my bad english

 

[The Lost Ring]

Nice job recovering and I.d.ing a bit of ancient history!
You never know do you Draco, most ebay finds are pristine condition. LOL

Thanks.

 

[Draco]

Nice job recovering and I.d.ing a bit of ancient history!
You never know do you Draco, most ebay finds are pristine condition. LOL

The problem is that he wrote that "they were dated before Christ" And we know that the earliest dates on ancient coins started roughly in medieval times. In this type of coin, the "dates" are known from the emperor, the city, battles or a historical event. There is no issue date. Or even, since there is no minting date, it can be known through isotopes or by stratigraphy.
Anyway, I have taken out Roman coins in perfect condition. The dry climate can preserve them very well
So my apologies again

 

[pulltabfelix]

Absolutely no problem.
Thanks.
And also sorry for my bad english

Draco, no need for anyone to apologize for their bad English when it is their second language. Just my opinion. Well maybe Americans might want to offer an apology to the citizens of the UK. I always wonder, in America we typically like the British accent. I wonder what the British think of our American accent.

 

[mpmccann]

Nice find, that beats my oldest coin from the 1600's. We consider 1600's ancient here in the US.

 

[The Lost Ring]

The problem is that he wrote that "they were dated before Christ" And we know that the earliest dates on ancient coins started roughly in medieval times. In this type of coin, the "dates" are known from the emperor, the city, battles or a historical event. There is no issue date. Or even, since there is no minting date, it can be known through isotopes or by stratigraphy.
Anyway, I have taken out Roman coins in perfect condition. The dry climate can preserve them very well
So my apologies again

Draco, no need for anyone to apologize for their bad English when it is their second language. Just my opinion. Well maybe Americans might want to offer an apology to the citizens of the UK. I always wonder, in America we typically like the British accent. I wonder what the British think of our American accent.

Thank you so much for your kindness. It's a real pleasure for me to be on this forum.

As for the accent thing, I personally think American English is very cool.

 

[The Lost Ring]

Nice find, that beats my oldest coin from the 1600's. We consider 1600's ancient here in the US.

Thanks.
I recommend you to see Göbeklitepe. There are finds that are 12000 years old.

 

[laplander]

Draco, no need for anyone to apologize for their bad English when it is their second language. Just my opinion. Well maybe Americans might want to offer an apology to the citizens of the UK. I always wonder, in America we typically like the British accent. I wonder what the British think of our American accent.

I have had compliments from British women about my Midwestern appendicular !

 

[Missouri -- Ma Betty]

Draco, no need for anyone to apologize for their bad English when it is their second language. Just my opinion. Well maybe Americans might want to offer an apology to the citizens of the UK. I always wonder, in America we typically like the British accent. I wonder what the British think of our American accent.

Which one? To me, it is a different accent depending on the area to where you go! I was raised in the MISSOURI OZARK HILLS & WE HAD a Hillbilly accent of our own plus a sort of Southern Drawl. I like the accent that the Austrailians have! Ma

 

[laplander]

Me too Betty that's the one they like!
HH Jeff

Which one? To me, it is a different accent depending on the area to where you go! I was raised in the MISSOURI OZARK HILLS & WE HAD a Hillbilly accent of our own plus a sort of Southern Drawl. I like the accent that the Austrailians have! Ma

 

[#1Leatherneck]

Excerpts from an article today in Newsweek:
This made both bronze, comprised of 90 percent copper and 10 percent tin, and stone readily available as materials. The Ancient Sumerians in the Middle East were probably the first people to enter the Bronze Age and Crete is generally considered by historians to have been the center of the expansion of the bronze trade throughout Europe, BBC History says.

The arrival of the Bell Beaker folk to Britain, bring with them the ability to smelt metal, likely signaled the beginning of the Bronze Age for this region of the globe. The period marks the adoption in Britain of Wessex Culture.

I shared this on Facebook when I read this interesting part:
Milly Hardwick, a 13-year-old from Suffolk, England, was out metal-detecting with her father, when they stumbled upon an artifact which they joked could be an axe.

The object turned out to be exactly that, an axe head dating back to around 1300 BC. The pair soon uncovered a further 64 objects during their expedition, the BBC reported.

Undoubtedly, "[T]he Ancient Sumerians in the Middle East" would date back to Jesus meeting the woman at the well.
Below is a link that I will pursue in research about the woman at the well. I love that narrative about the woman at the well.
Aug 14, 2010 · The story of the woman at the well is one of the most well known in the Bible; many Christians can easily give a summary of it. On its surface, the story chronicles ethnic prejudice and a woman shunned by her community. But look deeper, and you'll realize it reveals a great deal about Jesus' character. Above all, the story, which unfolds in John 4:1-40, suggests that Jesus is a loving and …" Ante.

 

[#1Leatherneck]

Respectfully, I went to the link you provided, and it states no thumbnails.
Your link above stated 'with thumbnails'.

Thanks for posting. I am sure I will visit that page periodically and learn from it.



Leatherneck

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