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pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 06/15/2014 5:50 pm I have no idea on this one, any suggestions? 16mm 5.67g Report this Post to the Staff

jcmworld Pillar of the Community United States 567 Posts	Posted 06/17/2014 02:00 am I want to say Rhegium or Akragas but the obv doesn't work for either, challenging. I'l get back to you on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 06/17/2014 07:09 am Much appreciated jcm, I swear I have looked at every coin on line with either lyre or kithara. Nothing with a standing figure has shown up. Report this Post to the Staff
rjscoins Valued Member Jordan 137 Posts	Posted 06/17/2014 08:20 am I think it's silver Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 06/17/2014 10:44 am Unfortunately it is not silver, it is bronze. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4981 Posts	Posted 06/17/2014 4:06 pm cool but wierd, I have no idea. I wonder if it's a theater token or something? Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 06/17/2014 5:59 pm Never thought of that chrsmat. Had a quick look online, can't see anything that looks similar, but there is not much to look at. Some reference talk of lead tokens, this is not lead. There are references to bronze tokens, but the couple of examples not like this one. I will have to look into this further. No computer for the next couple of days, after tonight, I will be back Friday. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 06/17/2014 9:43 pm Pish, The reverse is specific to Lycian League coinage from the mint of Limyra. As I'm sure you know from your research, this reverse type (the lyre presented within the incuse square, with Greek lettering around) is typical of some Lycian silver denominations. Your type is a match for these: http://www.coinproject.com/siteimag...80182q00.jpg http://www.acsearch.info/media/imag...409572.m.jpg http://www.acsearch.info/media/imag...152322.m.jpg http://www.asiaminorcoins.com/galle...isplay_media It's hard to make out the upper inscription on the reverse of yours, in part due to the small image you provide â€" but also since it looks worn. But I'm betting it's the Lycian League's Î›Î¥ÎšÎ™â„¦Î, which is standard for these types. And, more importantly, the mint is provided: the Î›-Î™ to either side of the lyre/kithara are the city initials for Limyra. (the coins linked to, above, are all of Limyra, and thus have that same abbreviation) So it would seem the reverse of your coin "purports" to be of Limyra. Whether it actually IS of Limyra (perhaps official but undocumented?), or whether it is an ancient unofficial imitative from somewhere else or a modern tourist fake â€" I can't say. Once I step outside the world of Parthian and Elymaean numismatics I'm on shaky ground. Bob Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 06/18/2014 06:42 am Thanks Bob. I had seen the coins from Limyra, but dismissed them because of no standing figure. The plot thickens. I dismissed rjscoins suggestion that it might be silver. Since then I have scraped some of the dirt away from the edge and it is coming up a silvery colour instead of the expected bronze. I can't do anything over the next couple of days, so I am leaving it to soak in DW and will have another look when I get back on Friday. The lettering within the incuse square looks worn. Not sure what the figure is holding, possibly a bow. I will try and get some better photographs on my return. Report this Post to the Staff
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