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Offline Gianluca G

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Help ID Coin 5
« on: March 27, 2024, 02:02:39 pm »
Hello,

I'd like to id this coin please.

Thanks for the support

14 mm

the edge is quite thick


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Re: Help ID Coin 5
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2024, 08:03:50 pm »

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Re: Help ID Coin 5
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2024, 02:23:23 am »
On the reverse you can read    for the seleucid year CΞΡ = 166, corresponding to 147/6 BC. So the coin is from Alexander I Balas: http://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.1838

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Offline Gianluca G

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Re: Help ID Coin 5
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2024, 05:52:28 am »
Quote from: Meepzorp on March 27, 2024, 08:03:50 pm
Hi GG,

It looks like this coin:

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=11203994

Meepzorp
thanks  +++

Offline Gianluca G

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Re: Help ID Coin 5
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2024, 05:53:12 am »
On the reverse you can read    for the seleucid year CΞΡ = 166, corresponding to 147/6 BC. So the coin is from Alexander I Balas: http://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.1838

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Altamura

yes  +++ you find it , thanks  ;D

 

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