I Need Help With Coins Please (Id: Apameia In Phrygia 133Bc)

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nelson9225 Valued Member 270 Posts	Posted 06/17/2021 1:48 pm coin is brass weight 6.4 grams 20 mm diameter i see a helmeted person resembling Alexander the great on one side Edited by nelson9225 06/18/2021 12:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff

westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7645 Posts	Posted 06/17/2021 2:12 pm Looks old, worn out and middle eastern or Asian to me. Report this Post to the Staff
nelson9225 Valued Member 270 Posts	Posted 06/18/2021 4:50 pm here are a little better pictures hopefully it gets some results Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34447 Posts	Posted 06/18/2021 7:46 pm @nelson, those follow-up pics are way out of focus, but the lighting on that first one is quite good. Can you please re-take that pic with improved focus? Thx. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
nelson9225 Valued Member 270 Posts	Posted 06/18/2021 8:41 pm here are 3 more pics. you can make out the helmet and nose hope this helps closest I can find is a Drachma from around the period of Alex. the great Report this Post to the Staff
nelson9225 Valued Member 270 Posts	Posted 06/19/2021 12:22 pm found it APAMEIA in PHRYGIA 133BC Athena obverse Eagle reverse weight 6.5 grams still don't know why it's yellow for a coin that should be silver to bronze in color it's a tetradrachm Edited by nelson9225 06/19/2021 4:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34447 Posts	Posted 06/19/2021 8:51 pm Ok good to know and glad you figured it out. I'll get this thread moved over to the ancients subforum. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
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