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CGCoins Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 03/26/2014 4:16 pm I am terrible with Greek coins, But picked this one up recently at a show. Any help is appriciated in figuring this coin out. Report this Post to the Staff

oh my florin Pillar of the Community Australia 1006 Posts	Posted 03/26/2014 4:43 pm Guessing Athenian Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 03/26/2014 5:06 pm Here you go: Demetrius Poliorcetes. AE. Macedonia. 306-283 BC. Obv: Head of king right wearing Corinthian helmet Rev: BA over prow right, bipennis (double-axe) to right, AR monogram below. Lindgren II, 1303; SNG Cop. 1185. Report this Post to the Staff
CGCoins Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 03/26/2014 5:08 pm Thank you Ben! That sure looks like it! Report this Post to the Staff
oh my florin Pillar of the Community Australia 1006 Posts	Posted 04/17/2014 10:55 pm Amazing coin didn't know it was Macedonian. Just curious tho but is it a fractional denomination? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 17007 Posts	Posted 04/18/2014 05:51 am It's a bronze, not a silver. We don't fully understand the denomination system of most Greek bronze coinages. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 04/18/2014 09:47 am Usually an unknown denomination is given as AE (bronze) and the coins average diameter. For example, AE20 = Bronze and 20 mm. Report this Post to the Staff
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