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brannina New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 10/22/2014 11:12 am I'm just getting into ancient Greek coins and have been trying to find these coins. The obverse of both coins is the Hercules wearing a lion skin common to alexander the great. I believe that the one with the anchor is Seleuid Kingdom but I'm not sure. The second coin I don't have a clue! Is that a date under the chair? Anything you could tell me would be a great help. If only the coins could talk imagine. Thanks Anthony Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/22/2014 4:53 pm to the community Can you provide pictures of the obverses and a straight on shot of the reverses rather than at an angle? Report this Post to the Staff
brannina New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 10/23/2014 02:47 am I took some more pictures hope these will do. Both coins are tetradrachms. Thanks Anthony Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 10/23/2014 03:34 am Somehow missing the 'delta' in the name of 'ALEXANDROU' on the top coin - anyone have a comment on that? The second reads 'BASILEWS' on the botton and 'SELEUKOU' on the side, so clearly a Seleucid coin. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/23/2014 08:15 am I don't know what to make of coin 1 with the missing letter. What I find interesting about coin 2 is the position the anchor is on the coin. All of the ones I've coming across the anchor is in a vertical position. On this coin it's horizontal. I don't know if that makes really makes a difference or not. Report this Post to the Staff
tenacious Valued Member United States 69 Posts	Posted 10/23/2014 10:10 am There are tetradrachms of Seleukos I from the Ecbatana mint that have horizontal anchors. And the over all style of the coin, and other devices, like the front part of the horse, the artistic style of Herakles, etc., all point to a coin of Seleukos I from the Ecbatana mint. Edited by tenacious 10/23/2014 10:25 am Report this Post to the Staff
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