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Unknown Greek / Roman Republic ?

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 Posted 02/01/2015  1:41 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add pinpoint to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
All info welcome of this unknown coin.
Diam. : 15 mm / 3,45 gr. / bronze
Coin found in Spain.

Greetz , Pinpoint

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 Posted 02/01/2015  2:45 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Kamnaskires to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Rotate reverse 45 degrees clockwise.

From Wildwinds:

Sicily, Messana
Circa 450-400 BC
Obv: Head of nymph Pelorias left; two dolphins before, sea-shell behind
Rev: Trident; scallop shells between points, two dolphins below.




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And another...if link works:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SICILY-Mess...380842885855



A quick edit: Clearly the type is the Messana. Given the find site (Spain) and the slight quirkiness of the reverse style, I do wonder whether this is an official issue that traveled a bit after its minting, or whether it's an imitation minted by ancient Iberians. I don't know enough about the Iberian Celts to venture a guess. Perhaps someone will chime in with an opinion?
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Hello ,

Thanks for your quick and exellent help !

Kind regards of The Netherlands , Pinpoint
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'pinpoint', did you find it yourself? - Nice coin btw.

'Bob_L', there was a lot of trade across the Mediterranean already in those times.
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Hello ,

I didn't find this coin by myself.
One of the members of our forum found it in Spain.

Kind regards from The Netherlands , Pinpoint
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