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Offline George X

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very small greek coin
« on: September 17, 2021, 11:14:32 pm »
1.2g 11mm
head of athena one side
on enlarging seems to be an animal but not a bull, maybe deer??

Offline Altamura

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Re: very small greek coin
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2021, 02:03:36 am »
... on enlarging seems to be an animal but not a bull, maybe deer?? ...
I think it is indeed a bull, but didn't find anything with a head (probably not Athena) to left on the obverse :-\.

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Offline George X

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Re: very small greek coin
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2021, 06:47:03 am »
i think its a very wimpy effort for a bull
they usually have a very thick neck
any other ideas

 

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