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Greek AR8
« on: December 27, 2008, 11:42:25 am »
Any hint on this small silver coin? 8 mm, 0.52 g. Sorry for the poor picture.

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Re: Greek AR8
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2008, 12:52:16 pm »
A remarkable item, certainly not in Isegrim; beyond that I have no idea, really, though the types (a bird-headed winged deity / ankh) appear borrowed-Egyptian, the sort that occasionally ends up on the coins of Samaria or Byblos:

http://books.google.com/books?id=qv6rkmFNDcMC&pg=PA190&lpg=PA190&dq=ankh+%22bird-headed%22&source=bl&ots=LsTSh6JWOR&sig=EPNL62iDquJwzXaeN5Mnl9UCC18&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA190,M (Attilio Mastrocinque, Jewish magic to Gnosticism 190)
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Re: Greek AR8
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2008, 01:58:09 pm »
Reminiscent of the coins of Cyprus (Salamis) or possibly Mallos. Holiday guests preclude my doing research.
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Re: Greek AR8
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2008, 09:55:24 am »
Thank you both! Hopefully the guests leave soon :)

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