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MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1569 Posts	Posted 01/24/2014 12:35 pm Came across this one today, no idea on the i.d. but it's quite a cool little coin. 16.2 mm and weight is 1.82 grams You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys..... Report this Post to the Staff

Whizb4ng Pillar of the Community Canada 579 Posts	Posted 01/24/2014 12:54 pm Not double struck. I believe it is a Nabataean coin with jugate busts on the obverse. Who they are I have no idea but it should help you narrow it down. Report this Post to the Staff
dwayne8625 Pillar of the Community United States 582 Posts	Posted 01/24/2014 12:54 pm It looks like Aretas IV with the Crossed cornucopiae. Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1569 Posts	Posted 01/24/2014 2:06 pm That's excellent, thank you for that. Never had one of these before so had no idea! You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys..... Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 01/24/2014 2:17 pm If you search for Aretas IV on acsearch, you might find a match. If you can uncover some of the legend on the reverse it would help. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3444 Posts	Posted 01/24/2014 2:20 pm My first thought was Nabatea. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/24/2014 2:32 pm It looks Nabatean to me also. Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 01/24/2014 3:21 pm And then go to acsearch and enter Nabatea cornucopia into the search engine :) Report this Post to the Staff
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