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Offline Marsha

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How about a nice scorpion ??
« on: March 29, 2007, 04:23:29 pm »
12 mm and 1.4 grams

Obverse is a scorpion
Reverse appears to be a diety sitting left

Any ideas?

Marsha
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Offline tacrolimus

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Re: How about a nice scorpion ??
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2007, 10:10:16 am »
Hello Marsha,

what's the legend around the scorpion? CIPYLOY perhaps?

ISEGRIM lists the following for Magnesia ad Sipylum:

obv: MAGNHTWN, river god Hermos recumbent left
rev: CIPYLOY?, scorpion

Just guessing here
Luigi


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Re: How about a nice scorpion ??
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2007, 09:12:06 pm »
Luigi -

Tough to tell the legend from the coin...  but the part that is visible seems to be a good fit to your description...

Thanks

Marsha
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