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malamute67 Valued Member Spain 319 Posts	Posted 10/24/2012 2:19 pm Hi, can somebody help me to identify these coins? Th efirst is 0Â´6cm no legens,and a bull on reverse... The second seems a silicua,but iÂ´m not sure (Julianus?) Thankyou!! Report this Post to the Staff

VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 10/24/2012 2:27 pm Second is either Arcadius or Honorius, with Roma seated on reverse. My guess is Arcadius since I see what looks like a C on the obverse. Edited by VisigothKing 10/24/2012 2:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 10/24/2012 2:51 pm The first coin may be from Lucania, Thourioi c. 400 BC. It was an Athenian colony on the gulf of Tarentum in what is now Italy. We might be able to further narrow down the demonomination by the weight. Report this Post to the Staff
Dionysos Valued Member Canada 472 Posts	Posted 10/24/2012 2:55 pm The obverse of the first one looks like Arethusa... Sicily Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 10/24/2012 3:01 pm Dionysos, yes--I wondered if that coin looked like Athena? But from what I've seen, the reverse of Arethusa coins often has a Quadriga, not a bull. Report this Post to the Staff
Dionysos Valued Member Canada 472 Posts	Posted 10/24/2012 3:15 pm DV, they have some smaller denomination (litra) with a Bull reverse. Could help to know the weight of this one... http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=531618 http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=531687 Report this Post to the Staff
malamute67 Valued Member Spain 319 Posts	Posted 10/24/2012 3:22 pm The weight is 1.1 grs Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 10/24/2012 4:12 pm Dionysos--I see that now, thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
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