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Offline zoser

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Phrygia laodikeia wolf double axe wreath
« on: January 13, 2017, 02:42:17 pm »
AE 14
2,18

Hi everyone, I have been looking for this coin and I have found the REV but the ANV seems not to be equal, any idea?

thanks so much

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Re: Phrygia laodikeia wolf double axe wreath
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2017, 11:16:28 am »
This one, from Isegrim (several specimens on acsearch.info searching rpc 2910):

PRO:   PHRYGIA
PO :   LAODICEIA
PZ :   Between 14 and 37 <-27/14>
BNG:   PYT'
   Obverse
VT :   ANIMAL SITTING L / WOLF <PANTHER, LUCHS(D)> / WITHIN / WREATH LAUREL
VA :   BIPENNIS
   Reverse
RSG:   PYT' LAODIKEWN B
RT :   WOMAN STANDING HL(1) / APHRODITE(1)
RA :   PIGEON(1)
RF :   MONOGRAM <PYTHES> / LET B
   Technical details
M  :   AE
GR :   13.97(1-2) / 14(1-10) / 16(11)
GEW:   3.35(1) / 2.91(2) / 3.08(3) / 2.57(4) / 3.11(5) / 3(6) / 5.59(7) / 6.7(8) / 5.65(9) / 2.34(11) / 3.05(12)
ST :   12(1-9,12)
   Bibliographical references
ZIT:   RPC I 2910(1-9) / BMC 17 S288,59(1)
VGL:   BMC 17 S288,60(2) / SNG KOP 30 512(3) / AMC I 1393(4) / AMC I 1394(5) / COLL PARIS 1444(6) / SLG WADDINGTON 6208(6) / COLL PARIS 1444A(7) / COLL PARIS 1445(8) / COLL PARIS 1446(9) / SLG WADDINGTON 6209(8) / SLG WADDINGTON 6210(9) / IMHOOF GM S218,712A(10) / IMHOOF RSN 1923 S324,376(11) / COLL IMHOOF(11) / SNG MUENCHEN 24 348(12) / COLL MUENCHEN 21036(12)
   Additional remarks
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Re: Phrygia laodikeia wolf double axe wreath
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2017, 08:12:09 pm »
Hi zoser,

I recognized the type right away. I have an example that is similar to yours (scroll down, third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_phrygia_grim_laod.htm

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Re: Phrygia laodikeia wolf double axe wreath
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2017, 09:32:22 am »
Thanks so much to both of you, I will keep looking for it as mine shows something above Aphodite, no idea about, maybe is a variant which I haven't seen anywhere yet.

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