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Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan)103 - 76 B.C.
Widow’s Mite
Bronze prutah (or lepton)
1.55 g, 19 mm
Obv.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY around inverted anchor
Rev.: star surrounded by diadem
Modern replica received in advertisement for
The Jewish Voice Ministries
Jaimelai
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Apollonia Pontica450-400 B.C.
Silver drachm,
2.50 g., 14 mm.
Rev: Gorgoneion head facing, straight vertical hair with horizontal lines on her forehead
Obv.: Anchor; crayfish to left, A to right
As featured in Forvm's Fake Coin Reports :-(Jaimelai
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Apollonia Pontica540/535 – 530 B.C.
Fake Silver Half Obol
0.62 gm, 7.75 mm
Obv.: Anchor with loop eye and dots below
Rev: Swastika with arms (fish, crayfish?) bent left, dot in center, two spikes in each sector
Topalov Apollonia p. 568, 13; HGC 3, 1325 (obol);
SNG Bulgaria 2, 69-73 (tritartemorion)
Reasons to believe fake: fabric appears wrong; shape of anchor off, flukes curved wrong; stock/flukes carved on top of shaft instead of behind; one dot instead of four for this size coin; artificial toning; seller had many other fakes listed as well.
Jaimelai
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Apollonia Pontica -Black Cabinet SpecialSilver Obol?
0.69 gm, 9.0 mm
Obv.: Anchor; A to left, crayfish to right
Rev.: “short cross”
forger’s trial piece?
Obverse appears to be copied from the reverse of an Apollonia Pontica silver diobol while the reverse is of unknown design
Jaimelai
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Apollonia Pontica Drachm"fool me once..."Jaimelai
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Philip II Drachm/Octobol ???A fantasy piece?
4.34 gm, 16 mm
"yeah, but the yellowing 2X2 cardboard holder looked ancient"Jaimelai
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Syracuse, Sicily405-400 B.C.
Slavey Replica of Kimon Signed Silver Tetradrachm
16.78 gm, 28 mm
Obv.: Head of Arethusa facing three-quarters left wearing pearl earrings and necklace; hair flowing in loose tresses; across her forehead ampyx with the signature KIMΩN. Around her, four dolphins emerging from curls. APEΘOSA above, outside linear border. In field left, ΣΩ (savior).
Rev.: Quadriga at speed with prancing horses driven left by chiton-clad charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in left; above, Nike flying right to crown him.
ΣYPAKOΣIΩN in exergue.
Stamped СЛАВЕИ (Slavey in Cyrillic) on edge.
Ancients.info Slavey GK-0944Jaimelai
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Syracuse, Sicily317-289 B.C.
Slavey Replica of Agathokles Silver Tetradrachm
16.42 gm, 30 mm
Obv.: Head of Arethusa facing left wreathed in grain leaves, wearing triple pendant earrings and pearl necklace; Around her swim three dolphins.
Rev.: Quadriga with prancing horses driven left by chiton-clad charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in left; above, Nike flying right to crown.
ΣYPAKOΣIΩN in exergue, AI mongram below.
Stamped СЛАВЕИ (Slavey in Cyrillic) on edge and engraved in exergue line.
Ancients.info Slavey GK-0971Jaimelai
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Syracuse, SicilyRobert Ready Electrotype Replica of Kimon Signed Silver Tetradrachm
14.61 gm, 27 mm
Obv.: Head of Arethusa facing three-quarters left wearing pearl earrings and necklace; hair flowing in loose tresses; across her forehead ampyx with the signature KIMΩN. Around her, four dolphins emerging from curls. APEΘOSA above, outside linear border. In field left, ΣΩ (savior).
Rev.: Quadriga at speed with prancing horses driven left by chiton-clad charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in left; above, Nike flying right to crown him.
ΣYPAKOΣIΩN in exergue.
Stamped RR on edgeJaimelai
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Syracuse, SicilyDionysios I
406 - 367 B.C.
Bronze Hemilitron
3.52 gm, 16 mm
Obv.: Head of Arethusa left, hair in sphendone signed EY on the front; grain ear behind
Rev.: Wheel of four spokes; ΣY– PA in above quarters, dolphins in lower quarters
Minted 405-400 B.C.
BMC Sicily p. 183, 247; Cf. Boehringer, Münzprägungen pl. III, 25; Calciati Corpus Nummorum Siculorum 21
* Obverse die signed by the artist Eukleidas *Jaimelai
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Unknown Greek Tetartemorion* Possible Modern Concoction*
0.22 gm, 5.6 mm
Obv.: Corinthian helmeted Athena right or head of Alien from movie of the same.
Rev.: Drunken attempt of an incuse quadripartite square or a quite artistic rendering of a remnant flash flood log pile.Jaimelai
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