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Author Topic: Early Greek? - One of the Islands? - Anyone?  (Read 1221 times)

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Early Greek? - One of the Islands? - Anyone?
« on: October 16, 2014, 06:41:44 pm »

I have this coin that is perplexing me. I don't know where to start to find it.
 
It was suggested that it could be possibly Macedonian?

The coin is AE19-20 (x4), and weighs 9.2 gm.

All help is appreciated.


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Re: Early Greek? - One of the Islands? - Anyone?
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2014, 06:55:42 pm »
Odessus.

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Re: Early Greek? - One of the Islands? - Anyone?
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2014, 07:30:14 pm »

You are a GENIUS bpmurphy.

With that one word I was able to track the coin down.

It is a Thrace, Odessos 400BC AE20, SG 1679

Head of Zeus R. Obv.
Horseman R.over ODHSITWN Rev.

Moushmov 1527.1
SNG COP 670

Many, Many, Thanks.

 

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