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Offline Scalptor

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Unidentified coin
« on: March 22, 2010, 01:47:12 pm »
Hello everybody

may you help me to identify this coin ?
(1,3 g and 11 mm)

Thanks

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Emanuele Giulianelli

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Re: Unidentified coin
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2010, 02:20:38 pm »
the second one seems to be a shield... maybe macedonian?
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roek

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Re: Unidentified coin
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2010, 04:53:01 pm »

Hello,

Your coin is from Polyrhenium/Crete (c. 330-280 BC) depicting  on obverse a round shield; in centre, bull's head. Reverse: Spear head;  :Greek_Pi: :Greek_Omicron: :Greek_Lambda: :Greek_Upsilon:. (SNG Cop, vol 3 Crete, 532, 533, 534). Yours seems to be a beautiful specimen with a nice green patina.
Joe has a couple of them on his catalog at the moment. You can take a look on his "Megaris to Crete" section.

Roek
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Offline Scalptor

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Re: Unidentified coin
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2010, 06:49:36 pm »
Hello Roek (and Emanuele of course)

Thenk you very much for yours identification help. I think, it was hard enought to find. Belive me, since I bought this coin I thought there was a head bull view by front on one side but I never had the courage to clean it better to see it.
Unfortunaly it doesn't match with my favourite numismatic field (actually), but never know in the future.

best
Scalptor
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