Ancient Greek? AR 11.63 Grams 23.8mm/28.9mm

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jdmern Pillar of the Community United States 1949 Posts	Posted 12/14/2020 09:17 am No idea where to start on this Boardwalk Numismatics http://stores.ebay.com/jdmern/ https://boardwalknumismatics.com Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 12/14/2020 09:49 am Maybe Gortyna, Crete? Or a copy thereof? (Europa/bull) No time to pin it down...gotta get to work. Report this Post to the Staff
jdmern Pillar of the Community United States 1949 Posts	Posted 12/14/2020 6:08 pm I think this is the piece? (or what it is purporting to be) https://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotv...b7aedbf3e592 Boardwalk Numismatics http://stores.ebay.com/jdmern/ https://boardwalknumismatics.com Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 12/14/2020 6:28 pm Something of that ilk, yes. Here's one with Europa in a similar left-facing pose as your coin, including the draped fabric between the legs - but with the bull reclining left: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=313197 But whether yours is an official issue or contemporary counterfeit, or something entirely different, I dunno. Never seen anything quite like it, although it at least seems related to these Cretan issues. Yours also looks like it might be an overstrike...maybe lettering showing through on the right side of both obverse and reverse? Interesting coin, for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
jdmern Pillar of the Community United States 1949 Posts	Posted 12/14/2020 6:50 pm It does appear to be an overstruck piece (there's something that looks like a sword in the bull), and some old scratches... Very interesting piece... is it a red flag how ovular the piece is? Boardwalk Numismatics http://stores.ebay.com/jdmern/ https://boardwalknumismatics.com Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 12/14/2020 7:03 pm Quote: red flag how ovular the piece is? I think it looks legitimately ancient, and the overstrike reinforces that opinion. Report this Post to the Staff
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