Possibly Greek Coin..please Held Identify

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tortuga New Member Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska) 9 Posts	Posted 10/19/2015 1:28 pm Hi, does anyone know more detail about this coin. It is made of bronze and about 13mm size. Seems to be from greek period. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

lrbguy Pillar of the Community United States 949 Posts	Posted 10/19/2015 3:04 pm The helmet looks Corinthian to me. Here is a bronze from Kallatis, Thrace (c 200BC) that looks similar to me: The obverse of this reference coin is Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet. Since Herakles was a prominent figure on the coinage of Kallatis, I'm going to guess that the reverse of your coin pictures his encounter with the Nemean lion. If so, that would also point to Kallatis as the point of origin. Edited by lrbguy 10/19/2015 3:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/19/2015 3:24 pm Sorry I have no idea on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 10/19/2015 5:00 pm I don't think this is the Nemean Lion, but rather a centaur or maybe an ichthyocentaur: - The face is pointed away from the tail, not toward it. - Hercules strangled the Nemean lion, but the figure is holding a spear or lance. - Front legs seem to belong to the torso, but point forward at nearly 45 degree angle - Tail forks off into two parts, or perhaps a fin? That said, I couldnt find a good match online. Edited by Finn235 10/19/2015 5:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 10/19/2015 8:46 pm See: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/ca...sp?zpg=14188 Report this Post to the Staff
lrbguy Pillar of the Community United States 949 Posts	Posted 10/20/2015 12:47 am Quote: I don't think this is the Nemean Lion, but rather a centaur or maybe an ichthyocentaur Yes, good eye! Now that you point it out I can see it. The Kallatis idea wasn't getting anywhere, and certainly did not have anything serpentine. And I did not find any images of Hercules with the Nemean lion that did not have them tightly engaged in battle. Bob's link clinches it for me. Can anyone make out any of the lettering to see if it lines up for a place name? Report this Post to the Staff
tortuga New Member Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska) 9 Posts	Posted 10/20/2015 04:18 am Great, many thanks to all of you! Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 10/20/2015 05:57 am Possibly Lucania, Heraclea http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=207821 http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=278108 Report this Post to the Staff
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