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Offline Perikles

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Help with silver coin 11m, probably greek
« on: September 12, 2015, 04:00:11 pm »
Hallo,
this is a silver coin
10-11m
1,91 gr
with a bulge on obverse
and something like fish-tail and two letters on reverse

Thank you
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Re: Help with silver coin 11m, probably greek
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2015, 12:49:25 am »
Hi Per,

It may also be an erotic object on the reverse. :)

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Re: Help with silver coin 11m, probably greek
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2015, 12:47:00 pm »
...so basically a bulge on both sides?? 

this Persian shekel looks similar:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=18&zpg=84604
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Re: Help with silver coin 11m, probably greek
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2015, 03:31:43 pm »
Meepzorp,
maybe!  ;)

Matthew C5,
thank you! it is similar to this.
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Re: Help with silver coin 11m, probably greek
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2015, 04:18:44 pm »
I can also see the crude owl and the shape is quite distinctive.
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Re: Help with silver coin 11m, probably greek
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2015, 01:10:14 pm »
areich
right! i think is about a 1/8 Shekel or a hemidrachm of Idumaea/Edom.
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