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I picked this one up a few years ago in an uncleaned lot of Greek coins. But I've never been able to ID it. Any help or guesses would be appreciated! The obverse seems to have a horse running to the right. And the Reverse features a square with dots on the inside and a few outside along each side of the square.   Edited by Archraz
03/16/2014 7:57 pm
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Also, it's quite a small coin - Here's an image of its diminutive proportions that is more dramatic than just juxtaposing it by a US penny.  Edited by Archraz
03/16/2014 8:04 pm
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Not a coin I've every seen before.
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Pillar of the Community
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Possibly a Celtic imitative type?
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Bob L- That would be awesome if it were! It does seem rather crude, and it features a running horse, which seems to be a common Celtic motif.
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I have a few of those in my collection, but while similar yours doesn't seem to match.   |
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echizento- you don't think that mine could be an imitation of one of these in which the lettering was replaced with dots by an illiterate Germanic or Celtic individual?
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i couldn't remember what it was, but I thought it looked like the one "grapes" on the reverse, it is very similar isn't it? those coins are small also, about 15 mm.
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chrsmat71- Do you have a link to the type of coin you are referring to?
Also, my coin is about 10mm.
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chrsmat71- So could my coin be real, but just as a 'dot' or 'circle' variety that lacks lettering? Or is my coin necessarily imitative?
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I guess it's possible that it's an imitation of the same coin. The ones I have are in the 15mm range.
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