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Offline Smulan

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What is this?
« on: February 14, 2019, 03:19:31 pm »
Too me it looks very odd... Sorry no size och weight.
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Offline Lee S

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2019, 04:36:32 pm »
Interesting coin!! It certainly looks old/ancient... A textbook flan casting spur sticking out loud and proud... But the style looks ... As you say "very odd"!!
    I hope someone comes along with an answer... I am intrigued!
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2019, 01:32:31 am »
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Offline Smulan

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2019, 08:15:58 am »
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Offline Altamura

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2019, 04:25:19 pm »
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Offline Smulan

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2019, 01:27:09 pm »
Great! Thanks a lot Altamura :)
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2019, 01:35:48 pm »
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Offline Altamura

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2019, 02:35:17 am »
Alexandropoulos doesn't comment on the rarity of this coin, but generally pre-roman coins from North Africa not minted in Carthage are quite rare (perhaps apart from the Massinissa coinage from Numidia).

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Offline Smulan

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A odd one
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2019, 02:46:03 pm »
Thanks to identification help here I got this unusual looking coin.  It is from Hadrumetum (200 BC) Roman Empire North Africa.
The coin is 14.5 mm and weight 2,40 g
 

Ref BR 78

https://books.google.de/books?id=i6wedSJfljUC&lpg=PA481&ots=UnYe2PwwB4&dq=monnaies%20de%20syrtique&hl=de&pg=PA522#v=onepage&q&f=true
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Offline stevex6

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Re: A odd one
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2019, 05:20:07 pm »
Wow, that's a really cool example => Smulan, congrats on scoring this great coin (sweet lion)

Ummm, but probably not surprisingly, I can't help too much with the ID (the portrait doesn't look familiar to me)

  :-[

=> but I wish you great coin-luck ... I hope somebody swoops-in and gives you/us the answer

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Offline Smulan

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2019, 01:58:46 am »
Thanks Steve! ID is not an issue any more. Just wanted to share this :)
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2019, 05:38:49 am »
Hadrumetum 1/4 shekel

Ref. :  SNG 68
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2019, 08:21:02 am »
Ahaha ... ooops!

 ::)

Sorry about that ... for some reason I failed to see/read the other posts (my bad)

Cool coin
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2019, 10:35:51 am »
Quote from: Tanit on March 01, 2019, 05:38:49 am
Hadrumetum 1/4 shekel

Ref. :  SNG 68

Thanks for narrow it down!
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