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Early Greek or Roman? I need help, please?
« on: September 19, 2014, 07:43:44 pm »

I have this coin that I cannot identify. If anyone can shine a light on anything about it I would appreciate it, please.

It is AE8 and .45 gm

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Re: Early Greek or Roman? I need help, please?
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2014, 11:04:19 pm »
Hi 186,

The second photo is clearly an amphora.

The first photo, if you rotate it 90 degrees, may be a galley. That's just a guess. It's not clear.

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Re: Early Greek or Roman? I need help, please?
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2014, 01:12:37 am »

Hi, Meepzorp,

Thanks for the input. Here are the photos again, (one turned 90o west).

While I am off researching 'Galleys', does this help?

Does anyone else have any input?
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Re: Early Greek or Roman? I need help, please?
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2014, 01:21:02 am »


Sorry. Because I cannot identify this coin I am unsure as to whether the 'prow' of the 'galley' should be left or right.

If it is right, here is another photo.
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Re: Early Greek or Roman? I need help, please?
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2014, 01:25:28 am »

(I am new and) I am unsure how to 'edit' a post.

I 'screwed up' and posted the same photo again.

Here is the one I meant to post . . . .
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Re: Early Greek or Roman? I need help, please?
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2014, 02:01:01 am »
maybe:

Korkyra, Epeiros, 300-229 BC, AE19.

Obv: Prow right.
Rev: K-O to left and right of kantharos.

SNG Cop 182.
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Re: Early Greek or Roman? I need help, please?
« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2014, 02:13:11 am »

Hi, Tomeckk,

I would like it to be that but mine is AE8 which is pretty far from AE19.
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Re: Early Greek or Roman? I need help, please?
« Reply #7 on: September 21, 2014, 03:17:03 am »
another "MAYBE" with prow:

http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2008242

IONIA, Samos, AE8
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Re: Early Greek or Roman? I need help, please?
« Reply #8 on: September 21, 2014, 04:16:48 am »


I believe we might have a winner!!!

Shanxi, thank -you, indeed thank-you to all who took the time to look and to those who contributed their ideas.

I am happy. I do have some others that are perplexing me and I will solicit help with those coins in my collection that I fail to identify.

I am off to indulge myself in this 'warm and fuzzy'.

Thank- you again.
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