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Author Topic: Small Greek Mytilene, DONE, thanks Altamura and Peter  (Read 791 times)

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Offline zoser

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Small Greek Mytilene, DONE, thanks Altamura and Peter
« on: July 02, 2017, 04:42:14 pm »
AE 10
0,6

Supposed to be an Uncertain mint from Asia Minor but no ref found.

Thanks in advance

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Re: Small Greek Apollo-incusum any ref?
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2017, 05:05:16 pm »
These coins are showing up from time to time and are attributed to Mytilene on Lesbos:
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2337556
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2305053
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1943391
http://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=56&pid=11264#top_display_media

Often SNG Cop 364 is given as reference, but I am not shure whether this is correct  :-\.

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Re: Small Greek Apollo-incusum any ref?
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2017, 07:29:52 pm »
Zoser,

I can check SNG Cop. for you when I get home tonight.

Peter

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Re: Small Greek Apollo-incusum any ref?
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2017, 05:49:29 am »
I have checked.

SNG Copenhagen 364 is correct.

There is only 1 example, listed under Mytilene, Lesbos and dated fifth century BC.

obverse: "Youthful head bound with taenia (Apollo?).
reverse: "Quadripartite incuse square.
denomination: "Triobol"

Peter

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Re: Small Greek Apollo-incusum any ref?
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2017, 07:15:07 am »
If it is a triobol then it is not the coin of zoser which is made of bronze  :-\ .
So SNG Cop 364 seems to be a silver coin with similar appearance.

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Re: Small Greek Apollo-incusum any ref?
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2017, 07:51:13 am »
My eyes must be playing tricks. I assumed Zoser's coin was silver from the photos. But clearly it is bronze as you have pointed out.

SNG Cop. definitely lists the triobol as a silver coin (AR).

From the links you provided 3 separate dealers reference it as SNG Cop. 364 despite their coins also being bronze. I would have thought the convention would be to use cf. if it is a similar coin but different denomination.

So I am at a loss. Perhaps someone else could clarify.

Peter

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Re: Small Greek Mytilene, DONE, thanks Altamura and Peter
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2017, 01:53:38 pm »
Thanks so much Altamura and Peter, you have got it!

King regards
Zoser

 

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