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Offline newone

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Help pls... w/ large Trajan, can't decipher letters in ex.
« on: December 12, 2007, 11:57:42 pm »
AE 34  23.3g.  Laureate bust of Trajan right.   PAIAN :Greek_Omega:APICT(:Greek_Omega:?)CE is all I can read. Reverse shows figure standing holding something in rt. hand and maybe a bird on outstretched left arm.
In ex: Looks like  (??)PNKYA(R?) not sure on some of them. I thought it was from Cappadocia, Caesarea based on obv. legend. Anyone have any ideeas on it? Thanks!
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Re: Help pls... w/ large Trajan, can't decipher letters in ex.
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2007, 12:12:38 am »
KOINON KYΠΡΙΩΝ - Koinon of Cyprus.

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Re: Help pls... w/ large Trajan, can't decipher letters in ex.
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2007, 12:16:14 am »
That's the prettiest thing I ever saw come out of Cyprus!  Pat L.
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Re: Help pls... w/ large Trajan, can't decipher letters in ex.
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2007, 12:33:09 am »
I think I nailed it down to Trajan, Cyprus BMC 40. Unfortunately I lost the page w/ the description of the reverse.
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Re: Help pls... w/ large Trajan, can't decipher letters in ex.
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2007, 12:42:57 am »
 It seems like the FORVM has one listed. Reverse is:
Zeus Salaminios standing, holding patera and eagle. I gather this is an unusual or at least uncommon coin.
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Re: Help pls... w/ large Trajan, can't decipher letters in ex.
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2007, 12:46:02 am »
Quote from: slokind on December 13, 2007, 12:16:14 am
That's the prettiest thing I ever saw come out of Cyprus!  Pat L.

Wouldn't surprise me if the die, at any rate, came from Rome.

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