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Offline Marsha

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Tarentum diobol?
« on: December 08, 2021, 12:18:57 pm »
Need some help.   Have this silver coin...   12mm and 1.12 grams.   Assume it to be a Tarentum diobol with Herakles & the Nemean lion.   But cannot find any examples with Herakles on the obverse facing left. 

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Marsha

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Re: Tarentum diobol?
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2021, 02:44:22 pm »
Hi Marsha,

Lucania, Herakleia also issued this type.

On the reverse of your coin, at approximately the 12:00 position, there is a letter H, which is part of the legend. That letter leads me in that direction (Herakleia).

Here is a left facing obverse head:

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1540969

Here is a right facing obverse head:

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=164583

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Re: Tarentum diobol?
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2021, 03:23:26 pm »
Thank you Meepzorp

I think you have nailed it.  You help is much appreciated

Marsha

 

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