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ThomasJefferson Valued Member United States 130 Posts	Posted 12/07/2013 6:53 pm Here is an AE 24 with what I believe to be Dionysus on the obverse. My first task in attributing these coins should be to master the art of reading and translating inscriptions - it seems like a fun and rewarding exercise. To identify tough-to-read characters I try to read the characters around it but I could use a jump start on this one. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 12/07/2013 7:18 pm Yes, it is Dionysos. It's from Thrace, and the word underneath (horizontal) spells out the city, Maroneia (it's equivalent in Greek). I'll let you sort out the rest-- will be easy when you check against the right references and pictures :) Should be able to find this in wildwinds, or if not there, coinproject, vcoins, etc. Here's the wildwinds page for Maroneia, Thrace: http://wildwinds.com/coins/greece/t...oneia/t.html Nice coin Edited by ThisIsFun 12/07/2013 7:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4971 Posts	Posted 12/07/2013 10:53 pm neat coin TJ! strong reverse legend. sometimes when I'm trying to figure one out i'll plug in a keyword at vcoins (do advanced search and click "title and desription"), like plug in maroneia and or dionysos. Report this Post to the Staff
TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 12/07/2013 11:13 pm Nice coin! Report this Post to the Staff
Triskeles Auctions Valued Member United States 104 Posts	Posted 12/08/2013 12:28 am Nice example of one of these, TJ. John Report this Post to the Staff
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