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Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 02/12/2015 11:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 02/12/2015 11:41 pm It reminds me of (ancient) Jewish coinage - turn the bottom picture around and it looks like an amphora. Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 02/13/2015 12:02 am At second thought, have a look at Melos, not the exact type but similar http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/gree...melos/t.html (Mionnet 46) Report this Post to the Staff
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 02/13/2015 08:05 am Like # 29 on this page? https://books.google.com/books?id=o...=0CDgQ6AEwCQ Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 02/13/2015 08:10 am Your link does not work the way you intended. You might have to take a screenshot to show it. Report this Post to the Staff
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 02/13/2015 08:31 am To be honest, I don't know how to take a screen shot. It is page 105 of Catalogue of the Greek Coins of Crete and the Aegean Islands By British Museum. Dept. of Coins and Medals Melos. Obverse pomegranate with border of dots. Reverse amphora within compartment composed of two vertical lines joined by one horizontal line border of dots. Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 02/13/2015 08:51 am The description sounds alright (even though I would expect BMC to use 'Kantharos' and not 'Amphora'). Just have a check if you can see (traces of) M A either side on our coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 02/13/2015 6:05 pm I'm sorry, what is MA? I don't see it in the glossary. Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 02/13/2015 6:16 pm The coins of Melos often have an M and A (either side of the Kantharos) on them, it's the first two letters of the ancient Greek name for the island. Report this Post to the Staff
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 02/13/2015 6:19 pm I thought you were saying on the edge of the coin. Should I look at the pomegranate side or the amphora side? Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 02/13/2015 6:21 pm On the Kantharos aka Amphora side. You might need to brush some of the dirt slightly off to make it visible. But I am quite confident that it is from Melos. Have a look at the top coins shown on http://www.coinproject.com/search_c...LADES&type=1 Edited by Medieval 02/13/2015 6:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 02/14/2015 2:25 pm Couldn't find an M or A. Thanks for all your help. Report this Post to the Staff
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