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Offline ddwau

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Tiny Greek to identify Ae 9mm. 0.76g. HEKATONNESOI, Nesos 350 - 300 B.C.
« on: December 23, 2013, 09:50:14 am »
Tiny Greek to identify Ae 8.8 to 9.3mm. 0.76g.
Any help appreciated.
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Offline Macedonian Warrior

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Re: Tiny Greek to identify Ae 9mm. 0.76g.
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2013, 02:09:31 pm »
 :-[ sorry m8 that obverse is stumping me iv turned it around so many times and studied it i was nearly sick eek its very hard to make out what it is i just hope someone can help good luck
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Re: Tiny Greek to identify Ae 9mm. 0.76g.
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2013, 06:11:33 pm »
The bust and size remind me of the small AEs of Gambrion.
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Re: Tiny Greek to identify Ae 9mm. 0.76g.
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2013, 06:49:47 am »
laureate head of Apollo r. / a bird standing r. ???

reminds me to one of my mysteries:



(Æ10 , Larissa-Phrikonis in Aeolis or Myrina in Aeolis ?)

 ??? ??? ???
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Re: Tiny Greek to identify Ae 9mm. 0.76g.
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2013, 10:05:46 pm »
Hello,
Maybe an Apollo facing right on obverse.
Amphora on reverse.

Like on this page:
http://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?search=apollo+amphora&submit=search&album=search&title=on&newer_than=&caption=on&older_than=&keywords=on&type=AND&pid=on&album_title=on&category_title=on
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Re: Tiny Greek to identify Ae 9mm. 0.76g. HEKATONNESOI, Nesos 350 - 300 B.C.
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2014, 03:26:15 am »
Many thanks Guys
I am quite sure I now have a correct identification.
http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=12115
Nesos in the HEKATONNESOI ("Hundred Islands") between Lesbos and the Turkish Ayvalik, today the Turkish archipelago of mostly uninhabited islets.
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