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Unknown Ancient Greek Coin

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 Posted 06/23/2013  12:05 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Pheroow to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Please help me identify this:


Unknown-Ancient-Greek-Coin

Link to ebay page:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/40049197100....m1497.l2649

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 Posted 06/24/2013  09:57 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Pheroow to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
No one?
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 Posted 06/24/2013  1:44 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ancientnoob to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Not near my sources but my initial guess is Sicilian. Zues?
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 Posted 06/24/2013  3:39 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ThisIsFun to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Think I found it, a Greek coin from Pisidia (Selge) in Asia Minor, with Herakles/Thunderbolt.

Here is the ebay coin:

Unknown-Ancient-Greek-Coin

And here is a coin from Ancient Imports
Unknown-Ancient-Greek-Coin

with description:

Quote:
Attribution: SNG Cop. 263
Date: 2nd-1st Century BC
Obverse: Bearded and diademed head of Herakles right, club over left shoulder
Reverse: Σ-E, Thunderbolt and Bow
Size: 14.01 mm
Weight: 3.59 grams
Rarity: 5
Description: From a recently purchased German collection includes the collector's 3x5 card with description of the coin and Polaroid photo on back
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 Posted 06/24/2013  3:43 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Pheroow to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
You're a life saver!
Thanks a lot really appreciate it!
What does the rarity value of 5 indicate? As in rare or common?
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 Posted 06/24/2013  3:52 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ThisIsFun to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I don't know what rarity scale the seller is using but if you click the link in my post, you'll see that the 5 shows a bar halfway across a space, so I guess that means it's moderately rare.

Try taking the attribution information for the coin I posted and search wildwinds.com or various other sites which compile coins/attribution/rarity/recent sales prices/etc.

Your coin might not be from the same city but at least you know the ballpark and timeframe now. I am not very familiar with Greek coins but I can Google with the best of them
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 Posted 06/24/2013  4:09 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Pheroow to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks man, it is much appreciated!
Words can't describe my happiness :)
It's been long since I've tried to identify this.
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