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 Posted 04/27/2012  1:22 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add valdiman to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I found this pic browsing net.One side only.Very interesting design.Bull head?Any ideas?

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 Posted 04/27/2012  1:57 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bing to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Very interesting looking coin, but I have no clue. I'll keep looking however. My guess would be Greek but that is pure conjecture.
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 Posted 04/27/2012  2:06 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add R-Dawkins to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I think that is a two handed vase and not a bullhead.. lots of fakes of this.. Thrace, Kings of, Kotys I. 382-359 BC.
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 Posted 04/27/2012  2:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add stevex6 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Very cool coin ... awesome detail (of what, I'm not sure?)
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 Posted 04/27/2012  2:13 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DVCollector to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It's a silver coin of Kotys, Thrace. It does resemble a stylized bull's head, but its called a two-handled vessel, probably a kantharos.

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Reign: King of the Odrysai, 382-359 B.C.
Denomination: AR Diobol.
Obverse: Male head l., bearded.
Reverse: Two-handled vase.

Greek kantharos from S. Italy
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04/27/2012 2:14 pm
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 Posted 04/27/2012  2:20 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add valdiman to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It is very good looking-for that reason I'm very suspicious.Not very difficult design to copy.On the other hand its really old looking.Imperfections of planchet make it believable.
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