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Bruce B

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Help identifying coin
« on: February 06, 2018, 10:52:19 am »
I have a small gold coin that I haven't been able to find any similarities to. Obverse is a profile of a woman's head, and the reverse is ?? (a ship??). The thickness is about twice that of a penny. I have posted pictures.
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Re: Help identifying coin
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2018, 11:01:49 am »
I have doubts that it is gold, the corrosion does not look like gold.

Maybe a bronze coin from Apollonia Pontica

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=194275

I think you can read ...KIH from ΔIXAΛKIH, meaning Dichalkon, the value of a bronze coin type

here a little bit better visible:

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1840318


The size can vary. On acsearch the smallest  example has a diameter of only 9mm.
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Re: Help identifying coin
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2018, 03:40:52 pm »
I agree on Shanxi's point of view, no gold, maybe bronce maybe fake.

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Zoser
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