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bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24190 Posts	Posted 08/22/2007 9:22 pm I received these photos in an email from the feedback link on the site. I'm going to reply now to see if I can get them to come join and send them a link to this thread. Just wanted to give a head start..... Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16869 Posts	Posted 08/22/2007 9:31 pm Looks like a "cista mystica" type silver coin, a common design used in the region around Ephesus and Pergamum in western Turkey. I can't see enough writing though to give a more definite location, or a time period (could be anywhere from 200 BC to 200 AD). 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
Victor Pillar of the Community United States 905 Posts	Posted 08/23/2007 2:44 pm This looks like a Cista mystica type, but it does not look quite right. The flan is small and the rim of the coin is odd. This coin looks thick, but these coins are usually thinner and wider. The fields of these coins are usually much larger, but this coin has no extra room in the fields, in fact, because of the small flan, some of the design is missing. The style seems a little off also. This coin may be a contemporary imitation or a more recent fabrication. The weight and size might help also. Here are the Wildwinds pages with these types for comparison http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/gree...gamon/t.html http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/gree...hesos/t.html Report this Post to the Staff
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