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So the third and final coin in the little batch I just bought. They will have to keep me going for a little while, I must pause and recover myself (planning a few Roman coins next but must save my pennies) This one is a large Greek silver... which always bodes well.  Again maybe not the best one in the world but a reasonable coin at what I consider a reasonable price (less than £100) I believe it is miss attributed as SNG Copenhagen 1039 - Image taken from Wildwinds The M looks different and so does the lionskin I think?  Looking at others I believe it to be this one - though looking now it appears that the letters are set very slightly differently (comparing the positions of the N and the M at bottom right.  Opinions welcome. |
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Very nice coin at an excellent price.
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SNG COP. 1040, I believe. From what I see online, the 1040's have the horizontal line through the M in the monogram. The small spacing differences between letters is irrelevant, I believe...that's the human element coming into play between different die cutters.
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 This is a photo of SNG cop 1040. You are right the M looks better but the lion skin doesn't have the pellets on it (Are they the pads of the lions paws?) The bottom photo on my opening post has these (sg1759) but not exactly the same above his shoulder. Maybe you are right that they are not completely uniform due to the human nature of their production. Not having a complete reference for such things makes it tricky but I am not entirely convinced I have the right catalogue number. |
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This one, with pellets, is listed as a "1040 - 5":  I don't own the reference book either...perhaps someone who does will contribute something helpful. In the meantime, assuming this link works, here's a page of Thasos tets for comparison (perhaps best to use your browser's "find" function for "1040" as you scan): http://www.coinarchives.com/a/resul...nd+tetra&s=1Edited by Kamnaskires
08/23/2015 5:27 pm
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That one looks pretty good to me Bob. I will have a look through that page too but this looks close enough for me.
I wonder why some have those "pellets" and some don't.
Looking through that page my actual coin is there Pecunem | Gitbud & Naumann - Auction 32, Lot 66.
It is listed 1039, but like I say it is strange that the M is different on that other one on wildwinds, though I guess it is just ones word against the other.
Maybe I should just take it at face value that it is 1039, I can't say it makes much difference. A rose by any other name still smells as sweet.
Edited by DavidUK
08/23/2015 5:43 pm
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On the other hand, many coins have made it through auctions, including those held by major auction houses, with slight/close miss-attributions. Just sayin. If I'm not mistaken, yours is the only 1039 listed on that page with the horizontal line through the M - which makes me suspicious about the attribution. Hopefully someone with more knowledge of this series chimes in.
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08/23/2015 6:02 pm
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I know very little about ancient Greek coinage so I can add little to the discussion. However, I do appreciate the beauty of these additions to your collection.
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