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Offline gb29400

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2 other greek's
« on: February 04, 2008, 12:50:16 pm »
coin 1 :  16 mm,  4,07 g
coin 2 : 15 mm,   2,98 g

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Re: 2 other greek's
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2008, 01:23:26 pm »
First coin seems to be Laodikeia in Phrygia:

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Not sure about the second, but i would guess Herakleia in Caria.
Obv: head of Dionysos right, APOLLON.... Rev: Zeus seated right HEPAKLEWTWN

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Re: 2 other greek's
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2008, 11:23:50 pm »
Just confirming Luigi's guess, the Isegrim entry for the second type:

PRO: CARIA
PO : HERACLEIA
PZ : Between 14 and 37 <?> 
 Obverse
VSG: APOLLWNIOS APOLLWNIOY
VT : HEAD MAN R / DIONYSOS
VA : WREATH IVY
 Reverse
RSG: HRAKLEWTWN
RT : MAN SITTING R(1) / ZEUS(1) / ON / STOOL
RA : STAFF(1) / NIKE(1)
 Technical details
M  : AE
GR : 16(1-6) / 15(3)
GEW: 3.94(1) / 4.2(2) / 3.75(6)
ST : 12(1-2)
 Bibliographical references
ZIT: RPC I 2857(1-6) / SNG KOP 25 391(1)
VGL: COLL PARIS 693(2) / SLG WADDINGTON 2404(2) / IMHOOF GM S147,437(3) / COLL BERLIN(3-5) <IMHOOF> / COLL WIEN 32347(6)
 Additional remarks
FR : VS: APOLLWNIOS APOLLWNIOY RS: HRAKLEWTWN 
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