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Offline Platon

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Greek coin, Turreted portrait on OBV, standing (winged?) figure on REV
« on: April 16, 2014, 04:44:41 pm »
13-14mm in diameter

I have several coins with "turreted" portraits similar to this one, I'm not sure if they're all from the same city or if it was just a relatively common ancient motif.
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Re: Greek coin, Turreted portrait on OBV, standing (winged?) figure on REV
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2014, 05:23:54 pm »
It's a common ancient motif, often used to portray the local "city god" or an overall representation of city gods.

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Re: Greek coin, Turreted portrait on OBV, standing (winged?) figure on REV
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2014, 07:16:35 pm »
My guess would be a civic coin from Apameia in Syria.
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Re: Greek coin, Turreted portrait on OBV, standing (winged?) figure on REV
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2014, 01:50:53 am »
i also have a poor copy of this (?) coin, still unidentified
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Re: Greek coin, Turreted portrait on OBV, standing (winged?) figure on REV
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2014, 03:12:18 am »
That is remarkable, it looks like the same coin! +++

Who can tackle this mystery?
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Re: Greek coin, Turreted portrait on OBV, standing (winged?) figure on REV
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2014, 05:05:37 am »

Most similar sold in CNG:

SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Laodicea ad Mare. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Time of Domitian, AD 81-96. Æ (13mm, 1.67 g, 12h). Dated CY 132 (AD 84/5). Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right / Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm; BΛP (date) to right. RPC II 2033 (same dies as illustration); SNG Hunterian 3183 = Hunterian III p. 223, 5, pl. LXXV, 9 (Uncertain Syria; same obv. die). VF, dark green patina, deposits. Rare - two known to the authors of RPC (both in the Bibliothèque Nationale).

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Re: Greek coin, Turreted portrait on OBV, standing (winged?) figure on REV
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2014, 12:16:04 pm »
th, so far the best idea
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