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Zeeuwsepiep

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Greek coin / Zeus?
« on: July 01, 2011, 11:06:19 am »
AE 22mm, 7.9 gr. The bearded man will probably be Zeus. Any suggestions to the identity of this coin will be appreciated! The coin is on the reverse side not totally flat. It doesn't resemble similar ones in my collection with horses.
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Re: Greek coin / Zeus?
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2011, 12:47:36 pm »
Quote from: Zeeuwsepiep on July 01, 2011, 11:06:19 am
AE 22mm, 7.9 gr. The bearded man will probably be Zeus. Any suggestions to the identity of this coin will be appreciated! The coin is on the reverse side not totally flat. It doesn't resemble similar ones in my collection with horses.

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Re: Greek coin / Zeus?
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2011, 01:20:08 pm »
Looks like the right bounding bull on SNG Cop. 72 from Amphipolis, but it is AE 17 with Artemis on the Av. Nevertheless, your Zeus is not far from certain Amphipolis types. Possibly an unpublished piece from there?

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Re: Greek coin / Zeus?
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2011, 01:43:38 pm »

I was thinking Amphipolis too, but with curiously mixed types; the beard does suggest Zeus, but what looks like an ivy-wreath also suggests Dionysos.
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Re: Greek coin / Zeus?
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2011, 12:43:07 pm »
I found it: Amphipolis, Gaebler, AMNG 36.

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Re: Greek coin / Zeus?
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2011, 10:17:47 am »

Thanks for sleuthing -- page-number in Gaebler?
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Re: Greek coin / Zeus?
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2011, 01:16:32 pm »
I'm sorry, the citation was wrong. Mine has been bought with the citation mentioned, I did not check it before. But you can read the legend ΑΜΦΙΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ on this specimen.

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Re: Greek coin / Zeus?
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2011, 04:17:41 am »
If it's not amphipolis what can it be? I am clueless!
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