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I would appreciate any help to identify this Greek type coin. AE 16mm   4.5 grams Bust with flowing hair right. Reverse is a standing figure left with a legend that I can't make out. |
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Looks like Dionysos/Hercules. These are plentiful yet pricey in the tetradrachm denomination but I haven't seen them in bronze. Here's an example from wildwinds:  Quote:
ORC1320 Thasos under Romans, drachm VF
$39.11
ORC1320 Thasos under Romans, drachm VF
Thasos, Islands off Thrace, AR drachm, (3.85g) Under the Romans, Head of
Dionysos right. / ØASIW[N] Hercules standing, holding club. VF, porous.
Very rare denomination. (edited to correct various things and to add the following picture) Here's a typical Thasos tet with Dionysos-- the remains of your obverse remind me of this portrait. May be worth a look on coinproject and other places to see if this style was also minted in a bronze denomination.  Edited by ThisIsFun
11/04/2013 2:58 pm
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Thanks TIF I'll check that out.
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It does look like a bronze imitation? of the Thasos Tetradrachm/drachm Dionysos obv and Hercules reverse. I have to also agree with TIF I have not seen a bronze but that is not to say they don't exist.
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Thanks to you both again, I've had this coin a long time and didn't have a clue where it was from. Any idea as to the approximate time period?
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Hey, I think I found it. Thrace was correct as was Hercules and Dionysos (Dionys us? not sure which spelling is correct), but the city was wrong. Maroneia. Although I haven't scoured the rest of Thracian cities to see if there other candidates. Anyway, check out these two wildwinds entries!  Quote:
*DS*Maroneia,Thrace; AE 16, Dionysus standing
$8.50 in Feb. 2000.
Contributed by DS Coins.
GREEK; Maroneia in Thrace, after 146 BC; AE 16; Obv: Head of
Dionysus right. Rev: Dionysus standing left, holding grape-bunch
and narthex wands. Copenhagen 646, F with brown tone, a thick
heavy bronze coin.  Quote:
Herakles - MARONEIA. Dionysus Holds Grapes
$21.50 in Aug. 2001.
Contributed by Herakles Numismatics.
Thrace - Maroneia
After 146 B.C. AE 17 mm. 6.558 grams.
Obverse: Head of young Dionysus r., wreathed in ivy and with band across
forehead.
Reverse: Dionysus, naked, standing l., holding grapes and two narthex
wands.
SNG C 646.
Very Fine+ |
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That's it. Thanks Julia I really appreciate the help.
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Glad I could help, makes me feel good  |
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