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Pillar of the Community
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It probably can do with some more cleaning.
In my opinion the last picture shows the obverse and is potentially the head of a city-goddess.
On the other pictures, which in my opinion is the reverse, there seems to be a standing figure which would make picture five to have the right rotation.
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What rotation do you think for the last picture to correctly represent the city goddess?
N.B. I cleaned it as best as I could, and then I sent the coin to England for further cleaning.
Edited by Topcat7
01/21/2015 02:42 am
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IMHO, this coin is way too far gone for identification.
Maybe, the reverse resembles an eagle. Early Greek?
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Med. I have taken photo #1 and I have rotated it to simulate #5 and I can see the standing figure. Does this help?  What rotation of the final (obverse?) photo should I show? Edited by Topcat7
01/21/2015 04:53 am
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It looks like a byzantine coin with Christ on front with the ledgend on the reverse.
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It's just too corroded to make out any details, I don't think any amount of cleaning is going to make a big difference.
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I thank you ALL very much for the input.
I shall add it into the too hard basket.
Thank-you, again.
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Pillar of the Community
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i think med may be on to something with the city goddess thing. at one time I thought I saw tyche...and talked myself out of it.
to the mystery bag with this one!
we all have a mystery bag don't we?
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We do, Chris.
Well travelled coin this.
From the Continent to the UK, then to Australia.
Back to the U.K., and then back to Oz! I wonder what happens to its 'Frequent Flyer' miles?
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