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I think Spence was trying to imply it could in no way be considered from Etruria but I'm pretty lost  He'll give us a fightin' chance. "We are poor little lambs...who have lost our way...Baa...Baa...Baa"
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Good research.
Maybe we just ask dierctly about Phoenicia to start narrowing it down?
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10/05/2019 9:11 pm
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...but I'm pretty lost... Quote:
Maybe we just ask dierctly about Phoenicia to start narrowing it down? Or maybe ask about specific boundaries of modern day states. i.e Was this coin minted in what is now called Italy ( or Germany or...). |
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It's also possible it's a provincial Roman coin from one of the Celtic regions. Both Gaul and Hispania have those
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Nah I'm going with Rome, I doubt the Phoenician's coins would count as Celtic because they were not yet Celts, and I'm thinking Spence wouldn't have made the distinction of that. However Rome's coins are listed in both places.
Was this coin minted before 30 bc?
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1: This coin was made well before 1903. 2: This coin was made well before 1775. 3. This coin was made well before 1603. Hint 1: In fact, Elizabeth I wasn't alive at all when this coin was made. 4. This coin was made well before AD 1100. 5. This coin was made west of the Ural Mountains. I believe that this eliminates Asia and Oceania. 6. This coin was made before AD 1. Hint 2: http://www.numista.com is not just a good place to find examples of modern coins. 7. It is at least tangentially Celtic. 8. It is not Etrurian. 9. This coin was made before 30 BC. As with most ancient coins, there is a date range rather than a specific year; however, the range for this coin does not include 30 BC. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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I am an expert at overthinking Welcome to the club. I'll channel Donald Rumsfeld by saying that this game is partially about identifying the known unknowns.  |
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1: This coin was made well before 1903. 2: This coin was made well before 1775. 3. This coin was made well before 1603. Hint 1: In fact, Elizabeth I wasn't alive at all when this coin was made. 4. This coin was made well before AD 1100. 5. This coin was made west of the Ural Mountains. I believe that this eliminates Asia and Oceania. 6. This coin was made before AD 1. Hint 2: http://www.numista.com is not just a good place to find examples of modern coins. 7. It is at least tangentially Celtic. 8. It is not Etrurian. 9. This coin was made before 30 BC. 10. This coin is not silver. "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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Was this coin minted WEST of 15 degrees east longitude?
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10/06/2019 11:29 am
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1: This coin was made well before 1903. 2: This coin was made well before 1775. 3. This coin was made well before 1603. Hint 1: In fact, Elizabeth I wasn't alive at all when this coin was made. 4. This coin was made well before AD 1100. 5. This coin was made west of the Ural Mountains. I believe that this eliminates Asia and Oceania. 6. This coin was made before AD 1. Hint 2: http://www.numista.com is not just a good place to find examples of modern coins. 7. It is at least tangentially Celtic. 8. It is not Etrurian. 9. This coin was made before 30 BC. 10. This coin is not silver. 11. This coin was not minted west of the 15 degrees east longitude. "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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This coin was not minted west of the 15 degrees east longitude. So, gang, we are east of (most of) Italy and west of the Urals. That leaves Greece, the Balkans, Asia Minor today's Middle East, but rules out Rome itself, Gaul, Britain, Spain, etc. Is there a link between Greeks and Celts? Pre-30 B.C., and east of Rome, could put us back in the Greek world. (edit: I cannot find reference between Greeks and Celts, but yes between Celts and Anatolia (modern Turkey) and the Balkans) Edited by tdziemia
10/06/2019 1:20 pm
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