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I was surprised how small this coin is But its my first Greek AR coin and I love it.  .  .. .. Lucania, Thouriol Ar Triabol... Oh did I say it old...400-350 BC...its old... 12x10mm....09g... Sadly I know nothing about this coin...  Please don't say its a fake..  
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Most of these have a fish in the exergue but some have other things like a snake or caduceus.
I can't tell from the photo what yours has. Can you tell in hand?
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Douect, no sure looking through my loup may be a snake.. |
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Very nice coin, congrats.
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very cool coin eng! I dig that reverse!
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I think on the right hand side it could be two Greek letters, ΦΙ, Phi Iota. On the left? maybe a torch? Dolphin? Above...ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ Maybe you can match it here: http://www.acsearch.info/search.htm...c=&a=&l=#404On the obv., Scylla is probably on the helmet. It's a cool coin. Glad you got a Greek. |
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Doucet, thanks for the help, Scylla is that a snake person on the helmet, if so yes kinda worn, don't see a torch, but on the Rev. under the Bull, looks like a bird in flight...seems like a little worn all over..
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Did not find a perfect match, but it seems like a scarcer type. In exergue is an owl, flanked [probably] by ΕΥ ΦΡ. Nice coin |
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Nice => I "love" your coin ... Yah, I hear ya => the "small" part is kind of a let-down ... oh, and I must admit that I can only go "awesome" if I pull-out the ol' magnifying-glass!! "However", if you can get around the lousy visible thingy, the fact that these coins have such awesome detail on such small flans is what these babies are all about ... => ahhhhhwwwayyyayay => I "love" these archaic, yet small coins ... these coins are "the original coins" ... all other coins grew-up knowing these coins as their mentors => these lil' small archaic coins are the "good ones" ... the others, are the other coins!! .... oh, I can hardly wait for dougsmit =>   => oh, and by the way, I have a whole "bunch" of full-size Greek coins ... you'll eventually find your comfort-zone ... but "yes" 10 mm is a wee coin!! (that's a finger-nail) Edited by stevex6
10/23/2012 7:34 pm
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Thanks for your comments, will get a larger Greek coin next time.... .. |
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Edited by Dionysos
10/23/2012 8:02 pm
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Lucania, Eng! I love it! I always found the Greeks of Italy very interesting, I am envious of that acquisition.
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Quote:
In exergue is an owl, flanked [probably] by ΕΥ ΦΡ.
 good eye Dionysos |
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Great coin! It makes me want to start scrubbing all of my tiny uncleaneds to see if there are any Greek coins hiding in there.
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Posted 10/23/2012 5:28 pm
