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Jay1234 Valued Member United States 379 Posts	Posted 08/10/2019 4:32 pm This coin appears to have a horse or possibly a horned animal on the left. Possible Greek letters below? On the back (I could be totally wrong) it looks like there is a figure standing on an exergue. This coin is 3.1g and 18mm. Definitely thicker and more "dimensional" than a standard Roman Imperial coin. Thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/10/2019 5:50 pm Jay, Have you checked out the sticky section here titled Books, downloads and websites? You will find a lot of the information that you are looking for there. Report this Post to the Staff
Jay1234 Valued Member United States 379 Posts	Posted 08/10/2019 9:10 pm I have checked it out and just spent a lot of time going through it again. Very cool. It can still be tricky for a beginner (myself) to even know where to begin though. I've collected quite a few Roman coins but recently came across a fair amount of other ancient coins that I've been trying to attribute. I'm very thankful this forum exists. I can't imagine how difficult this would have been before the internet! Report this Post to the Staff
Jay1234 Valued Member United States 379 Posts	Posted 08/13/2019 5:00 pm It looks like the Greek letter Λ below the head of the animal and possibly a trident to the right? Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/13/2019 5:04 pm The design loos Celtic IMO. Report this Post to the Staff
Jay1234 Valued Member United States 379 Posts	Posted 08/13/2019 5:18 pm Hmm. I'll have to check out some of those Celtic sites then. Thanks for the lead! Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 08/13/2019 6:25 pm The obverse of the OP coin is pretty far gone. But among the AE's of the "Eastern Celts" is a variety that includes a reverse with a knobby jointed horse (with rider) right, with foreleg extended, lambda (Λ) below, and a series of short vertical pellet-ended lines at the bottom. The OP coin may be a very, very abstract version of that. For comparison: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3172474 Edited by Kamnaskires 08/13/2019 6:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Jay1234 Valued Member United States 379 Posts	Posted 08/13/2019 6:52 pm Interesting. That definitely looks close. After looking at your link it now appears that there is also a Γ (Gamma) above and to the left of the Λ. Report this Post to the Staff
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