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Offline laney

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Apollo/? Even knowing mint would help
« on: May 22, 2018, 03:46:49 pm »
AE 15.5 mm, 2.43 g

I've been struggling with this for a while.  What's frustrating, is that some of the legend is visible on both sides, but none of it looks familiar to me.  So I can't even begin to try to analyze what the device on the reverse is.  I've taken shots with light at different incident angles to allow better visualization of different parts of the legends.  Can anyone help with ID?  Thanks much.

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Re: Apollo/? Even knowing mint would help
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2018, 04:42:18 pm »
I think I see "cap :Greek_Delta: ian :Greek_Omega:n, for Sardes/Sardis to the right of the female head. But my old eyes may be playing tricks on me.
Let's see what others think.
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Re: Apollo/? Even knowing mint would help
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2018, 05:20:03 pm »
Hi PeteB,

I wondered whether the stuff behind the head might even be a quiver, and that it is Artemis.  Still looking for a match for Sardes or Sardis.  Thanks for the suggestion.

Laney
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Re: Apollo/? Even knowing mint would help
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2018, 04:11:14 am »
Maybe this:

LYDIA, Sardis. Pseudo-autonomous issue. temp. Trajan, AD 98-117. Æ (15mm, 2.85 g, 1h). L. Julius Libonianus, strategos. Head of Dionysus right, wearing ivy wreath / Filleted thyrsus; bee to right. LS 13; SNG Copenhagen 508; BMC 75-6.

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Re: Apollo/? Even knowing mint would help
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2018, 05:57:13 am »
Absolutely!  I need to rotate the reverse 180.  Thanks much Pekka K.
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