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Author Topic: Caria Hemidrachm forepart of bull DONE, Thanks Altamura and Pekka  (Read 760 times)

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Offline zoser

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This is the most similar one that I have found: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=146463 altough reverse of mine is incused into square and the one from Acsearch doesn't.

Any idea or reference about?

Thanks so much

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The reference in the link is the wrong one, SNG Kayhan 958 has two bulls on the obverse :-\.

But SNG Kayhan 973 has a forepart of a bull to left on both sides, within a square incuse on the reverse and without any signs or letters. With 2,08 g the weight is nearly the same as on your coin, it is named a Milesian standard diobol and dated with "Fifth century BC".
Such a type is also mentioned in the Traité by Ernest Babelon and is depicted here (number 24): http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k8720064/f29.image

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Yes, this is the one, thanks so much to both of you

 

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