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United Kingdom
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Not an area I collect so am having trouble identifying it. Tiny thing with what looks like a young head of Apollo on the Obverse & a Tripod on the Reverse. Weight - 1.09g Size - 10mm   I have gone through 400bc - 100bc and have found similar busts and tripod but not together, any help is appreciated. |
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United Kingdom
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The bust I can't make out too well but the reverse seems likely to be either Seleukid kingdom or Macedonian...
Doing a quick V-coins search of Apollo Tripod there are 3 pages of coins, but I can't see any which match exactly the writing around the tripod. Several from the aforementioned seem to be similar in style though...
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Belgium
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maybe Tauromenion, Sicily ? albert
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 United Kingdom
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I have tried to decipher the lettering on either side of the tripod, get ready for a good laugh  Left side - Lamda, Epsilon, Xi Right side - Sigma, Iota, Chi ( unsure ) Omega ( unsure ) Sorry for my ignorance but that makes no sense to me, hopefully it helps. |
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Belgium
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Albert, what is that book?
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
1194 Posts |
Irbguy , Greek coin types and their identification , Richard Plant , Spink .A very good help , not every type , but till now , it helped me to identify all my coins , because making your search , you find other possibilities .Often a lot of work , but that is what I like . albert
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United States
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Thank you. I have seen Plant referenced before, but I have never owned nor even used it. But if I were more into Greek coinage it would definitely be on my list.
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Got to looking into getting a copy of the book.
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United States
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@echizento, under $40 on Amazon or $30 with shipping on the American Book Exchange @tenbobbit, thanks for posting your coin--I hadn't realized that there were so many varieties of this basic coin type. "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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