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A few possibilities if that B is not a B, or the K is not a K:
KO - Below horseman, Choma, AE Unit, 1st Cen. BC, obv: Zeus
XY - AE Half Unit, State: Cyme, Period: -250 to -200, Obv: Female head r.; dotted border Rev: Horse standing r., l. foreleg raised
KA - Carthage, probably Sicily (horse standing with KA below, palm tree behind), ca. 300 BC
Half figures are less common than busts on Greek AEs obverses. Horses are plentiful on AE reverses.
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man, I have no clue ski....sorry...looks like jcm has caught the sent however.
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Looks like a fossilized chocolate caramel
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Legends on reverses of Greek AE are either rulers or place names for the most part. They didn't tend to put much extraneous information on the bronzes, sometimes a title. If you can get 2 letters and some sort of image that's usually enough to work with for at least a bare bones identification.
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I don't know if it helps much but the figure looks something like this.  |
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Well back into the I don't know box again. Maybe one day I'll figure out what it is.
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I'm leaning towards Carthage, AE half unit. The portrait looks (if you rotate it 90 deg.) Like the thing you see as a staff is really a headband. That would also put it closer to a 180 degree die axis rather than the uncommon 90 degree axis.
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Maybe my eyes are playing tricks, but I clearly see a half figure facing left with eyes, nose and face. I've been looking for a match to this coin for a years and checked various references. I checked Carthage again. Thanks for your input.
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I notice the coin is spherical. Carthage might be a good place to start. They have many issues struck on Globular flans.
I have looked at it a couple of times, I don't think I see any text. I am confident with perseverance this coin can be IDed.
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I've been looking through Carthage coins, still no luck. Funny thing is that I know I've seen this type before, I just can't remember where.
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Have you looked through the online SNG yet? It's a little clunky but worthwhile. Hint: keep your search terms SHORT, like one word.
sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org
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You will find something like this there, a little larger, though there seems to be some variation in diameters for this state: Ref. IX British Museum Part I State: Cercinitis Period: -300 to -250 Obv: Bearded figure seated l. on rocks holding axe (or dolphin-tipped sceptre). Rev: Horse l. Material: AE Weight: 5 Axis: 12 Width: 21 SNGuk_0901_0701  |
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I went through Whirlwinds, Acsearch, and Sears no luck. Your reference looks somewhat like the coin, could be from the same area. I need to keep looking. Thanks
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There are other variants of this type, but it's the only type I have been able to find of a person holding something on the obverse and a horse on the reverse.
I typed "holding" into the obverse search field, and narrowed it to only search AE
Also set it to view 1000 entries on the search return screen or you will spend half the night loading search results. Good site but a little slow.
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