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Offline Marius

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Woman riding bull
« on: November 25, 2007, 05:32:55 am »
Hello,
Could anyone identify this provincial coin?  Thank you,
Richard
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Re: Woman riding bull
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2007, 05:52:59 am »
Faustina II of Amphipolis.
Reverse is of Tauropolos riding on bull galloping right, drawing arrow from quiver at her shoulder.
GICV : 1720 (illustrated)  BMC.5.57,113

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Offline Steve Minnoch

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Re: Woman riding bull
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2007, 05:54:20 am »
It is Faustina Junior from Amphipolis in Macadonia.

Obv probably ΦΑVCΤEΙΝΑ [CΕΒΑCΤΗ] 
Rev: AMΦΙΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Artemis Tauropolis

Steve
(Alex posted as I was typing but as I added extra stuff... ;)
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Re: Woman riding bull
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2007, 06:12:32 am »
Alex, Steve,
Thank you very much - you are both very fast off the draw!
Best regards, Richard
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