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micha Valued Member Cyprus 385 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 3:06 pm Hello, I'm trying to identify some coins and any idea is very welcome. Thank you for any help! 1. Diameter 17mm, Weight 5.5gr it reminds me some Seleukid versions with Apollo seating on Omphalos but I'm not sure 2. Diameter 17mm, Weight 5.2gr is it Macedonia, Philip II ? can't get any letters Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 3:34 pm Quote: Philip II ? While that's not the only possibility for #2, I do think that Philip II is the obvious candidate (perhaps about a 90% probability), especially since there is no apparent lettering below the horse. I would catalog it as "probably Philip II." Can you make out any imagery on the reverse of #1? What's going on there - can you tell? The challenge is that there are so many bearded busts on the obverses of ancients (Zeus, Sipylos, Asklepios, Jupiter, Seuthese of Thrace, Demos, etc.)...knowing what the reverse depicts would help a lot. Report this Post to the Staff
micha Valued Member Cyprus 385 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 3:43 pm Bob, I think is Apollo seating looking left and holding something, the details are hardly visible Report this Post to the Staff
micha Valued Member Cyprus 385 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 3:48 pm I'm making a new photo, I think it will help a little Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 3:56 pm Okay. It will be a tough one, though. One thing to look for when trying to match the obverse figure (Zeus?) is a diadem end to the left. There seems to be one hanging down behind his head. That will eliminate a lot of possibilities. Edited by Kamnaskires 08/09/2020 3:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
micha Valued Member Cyprus 385 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 3:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
micha Valued Member Cyprus 385 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 4:03 pm i purchase a large lot of low grade coins several months ago, the guy was based in North Macedonia and many of his hard to identify coin comes from the area around, Thrace is a good point to start but I don't have deep knowledge on Thracian coins Report this Post to the Staff
micha Valued Member Cyprus 385 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 4:12 pm i believe the reverse is similar to this, without letters Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in his right hand and resting his left on grounded bow https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4312203 Report this Post to the Staff
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