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SamVimes Valued Member Georgia 166 Posts	Posted 12/04/2020 07:07 am Hi, I'm new here and new to coin collecting (which is real fun, I must say!). Recently I've bought some coins at a flea market, some of which I've been unable to identify myself, so would appreciate any help. Here's the first one: Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 12/04/2020 07:25 am Looks to be Athena with Thunderbolt reverse? Report this Post to the Staff
SamVimes Valued Member Georgia 166 Posts	Posted 12/04/2020 08:30 am Thanks! Looks like Paphlagonia Amastris, but the lettering seems to be different. Any ideas? Report this Post to the Staff
gtkwml Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 12/05/2020 4:13 pm Many Greek coins have an insect on the reverse. It's not a bee, like this one, but I'm seeing what appear to be legs and feelers on your coin. Report this Post to the Staff
gtkwml Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 12/05/2020 4:17 pm Rear legs on either side of a slender segmented abdomen. Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 12/05/2020 4:36 pm Quote: Looks like Paphlagonia Amastris, but the lettering seems to be different. Any ideas? Yes I started with Amastris but I think the op coin could be Illyria, Apollonia? Report this Post to the Staff
louisvillekyshop CCF Advertiser United States 1303 Posts	Posted 12/05/2020 7:38 pm This is not correct, but I'd start by trying to match that "E" (that does not look like a Sigma, below that thunderbolt. From https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7042486 Report this Post to the Staff
SamVimes Valued Member Georgia 166 Posts	Posted 12/11/2020 12:54 pm It does look like an insect, but seems to have 8 legs, rather than six. Doesn't look like a spider, though. I'm confused. Is there some kind of a list of insects on Greek coins? Report this Post to the Staff
gtkwml Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 12/11/2020 1:54 pm Actually the only Greek coin I know of is the ones with a bee. On the coin here I thought I saw six legs, an abdomen, and antennae. But maybe since I'm a biologist I tend to see images of living things. #128526; Report this Post to the Staff
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