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Argolis Argos Coin Date/Value/Any Infor

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Have a good amount of coins from Ancient Rome/Greece.. I haven't been able to find any information about this coin.I know its in very nice condition for how old it is, but how old is it? Any help would be great, thanks.

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Not really my area of collection, but I'll try an come up with some info for you. Hopefully in the mean time someone will come along that will be able to help.
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There are a number of examples on Ancient coin search, but I didn't see any with that magistrate. http://www.acsearch.info/search.htm...r=0&company=
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Sweet coin, its not a type I am particularly familiar with but I like it ^^

Coins like this are hard to date precisely since they are only dated by style not by any date markings...certain marks will be clue to the date but not an exact year. Similar coins have dates from 330-50BC so until you can get an exact identification it hard to tell how early or late within this period yours is.

From others on offer I would be guessing value between $300-400 but that is just a ball park figure.
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Awesome, thank so much for the help guys
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Nice!
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Depending on size and weight your coin is probably a late hemidrachm (~2-2.5gm) of Argos, similar to Sear 2797 (BMC 10) issued somewhat before 146 BC. other denominations are possible.

I do not know why the cataloguers consistently refer to the obverse figure as the "forepart of a wolf," when it seems so obvious that it is meant to be a pun on the name of the city. In the Odyssey, Argos was the name of the faithful dog that greeted Odysseus upon his return home 20 years after the Trojan War.
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I'm drooling... I wish I could afford to add a design that awesome to my collection! Congratulations!
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