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United Kingdom
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You know how it is when a coin speaks to you, usually saying "BUY ME! BUY ME!" well that happened earlier with this little silver obol from Sogdiana (I'd never heard of it either...)  I liked the stylish design, particularly of the archer and also the price (it was not an expensive coin... to fill my car with petrol costs more) so it doesn't particularly matter that I know nothing about it other than the description. The description says "Legible inscription" I can't see an inscription let alone read one... |
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 United States
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Interesting coin. I want a coin from Samarqand. That city brings to mind the Travels of Marco Polo along the Silk Road
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United States
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Thanks DavidUK for posting this coin. The archer on the rev reminds me of those wooden manikins that you can buy in art supply stores.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Russian Federation
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The archer reminds me of (its roughly contemporary) Victory designs on Roman coins, personally. And the "I can't even see the inscription" part reminds me of when I got a Dutch East Indies cent (one of these 1940s US mint issues that probably never circulated) - one of the legends on that type is in Javanese, and I've had more than one person, including at least one other coin collector, tell me that this particular legend is an ornament  Edited by january1may
03/12/2016 08:12 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Excellent acquisition, David.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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very nice coin , I did not know there existed other scyphate coins than Byzantine .Never to old to learn .albert
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United States
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I believe this is among the earliest Scyphate coins, predating the Byzantine trachy by nearly a thousand years. The Himyarite Tribal Confedracy (Homeric Kingdom) Southern Arabia (Modern Yeman, Oman) s. 50-100 AD Anonymous Issue (Scyphate "cup-shaped") Raidan, Arabia AR Half-Drachm 14.8 mm x 1.32g Obv. Male Head right monogram behind. Rev. Small Male Head right. Himyar Script. Trident monogram ref. Mitcher 373 Note: Uber Scyphate.  |
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 United Kingdom
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Nice coin, but what a nose!
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
1194 Posts |
very nice coin , even with this nose . Two questions : Homeric kingdom : what does it mean ? and the trident : I see it on the obverse , on the reverse is the monogram . albert
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United States
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ha your right see thats what happens when you ctr-C, ctr-V from old notes. It should be Trident monogram behind head crescent left field. Reverse is Sabean Script Son over palm tree.
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