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Offline The Red Dragon

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Cilicia, Satraps, Datames Obol
« on: July 29, 2018, 10:57:39 am »
Hi everybody
Your thoughts on this please. ;D
Silver
0.8g
10mm

Too well-centred, all the others I've seen are not!
And perhaps too round ::)
What do you think? ;D
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Offline djmacdo

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Re: Cilicia, Satraps, Datames Obol
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2018, 10:41:14 am »
A rare piece and, as you say, unusually well centered.  I see nothing wrong with it at all.  These small pieces are actually much harder to find than the large staters.
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Re: Cilicia, Satraps, Datames Obol
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2018, 02:09:18 am »
Many thanks  ;D
I'm happily surprised 8)
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Offline Finn235

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Re: Cilicia, Satraps, Datames Obol
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2018, 03:27:24 pm »
No immediate red flags here either.

Pharnabazos and Datames had some overlap on their coin types. Is there an Aramaic legend before the bust? Compare against this one of mine of Datames, citing his Persian name Tarkumuwa
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Re: Cilicia, Satraps, Datames Obol
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2018, 04:46:16 am »
Many thanks.
Yes, there is an inscription.
Looks to be very similar to yours   8)
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