ID Help - Greek Coin. Double Strike?

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Wallet Valued Member Sweden 474 Posts	Posted Yesterday 09:21 am Hello! I need help to identify this coin. It look as it double striked with two totally different coins? Weigth 6.40 gram Diameter 21 mm Edited by Wallet Yesterday 09:24 am Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7069 Posts	Posted Yesterday 3:17 pm This is an incredible find. Well done. The undertype is a Roman Provincial from Antioch, with Tyche of Antioch seated right. Zeus' profile on the obverse is still visible. Remnants of the reverse legend remain: ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΟΥΑΡΟΥ. So cool. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 200225 Posts	Posted Yesterday 3:31 pm Excellent! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Wallet Valued Member Sweden 474 Posts	Posted Yesterday 4:26 pm Kamnaskires, thank you. It seems be something like this: https://www.biddr.com/solnumismatik...63&l=4506357 https://www.biddr.com/nummitra/auct...40&l=5850704 So it's dated something 4-6 BC. But what is it overstriked with? Is it a coin or something else? Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7069 Posts	Posted Yesterday 5:17 pm Yes, the overstrike is a coin. It is Islamic and has Arabic on it. Not my area - but it would no doubt have been struck centuries after the Provincial host coin, which adds to the cool factor. Just to add...If it were mine, I'd might try reaching out to Stephen Album to see if he recognizes the over-strike. I wonder if it might be Mamluk. They liked occasional circular motifs (as with the one to Tyche's right), like: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8615459 https://en.numista.com/81418 And note the similar letterform on the obverse of that second coin...perhaps the same Arabic letter as on yours. (Although I've seen it on numerous other Islamic issues too, such as: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/ph...original.jpg If Stephen Album didn't reply, I'd probably post at the World of Coins forum (worldofcoins.eu) to help identify the over-strike. Lots of specialists in Islamic coinage there. The fascinating thing about your coin is the contrast in cultures represented in the strikes, and - I suspect - the great span of time between those strikes. It's a great find. Edited by Kamnaskires Yesterday 6:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Wallet Valued Member Sweden 474 Posts	Posted Today 15M ago Kamnaskires thank you. Nice findings. I also find this. https://en.numista.com/561791 But it's only the circles and pellets that fits. Interesting if it's overstriked 1000 years later than the original strike. Report this Post to the Staff
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