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SamVimes Valued Member Georgia 166 Posts	Posted 12/22/2020 05:50 am Somehow I think that's Medusa's head and therefore, most likely, a Greek coin. Any ideas? Report this Post to the Staff

ZVdP New Member Belgium 9 Posts	Posted 12/22/2020 6:54 pm I don't see a perfect match, but these Soloi bronzes are similar:https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...usd&company= What's the diameter of your coin? Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 12/22/2020 8:27 pm Interesting coin - and a head-scratcher. The reverse is very reminiscent of some issues with Europa reclining on a bull, as with this Seleucia, Cilicia Provincial reverse from a Gallienus. That reverse figure could, however, be standing in front of the bull rather than reclining upon it, I suppose. The obverse facing portrait is a spot-on match for Medusa obverses, with beaded borders, from Iconium, Lycaonia. Perhaps an unpublished Iconium issue, or one we have just not come across? Report this Post to the Staff
SamVimes Valued Member Georgia 166 Posts	Posted 12/23/2020 05:09 am Wow. Does it mean I have something really rare? Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 12/23/2020 08:26 am It's not my collecting area, but I think we can safely assume that it is rare. The obverse match to some first century Iconium (Eikonion) issues is unmistakable, but I don't know of any with this reverse. Usually these have a seated female (Cybele) on the reverse: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6008198 https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/2/1608B Whether or not it's unique, I don't know. Edited by Kamnaskires 12/23/2020 08:34 am Report this Post to the Staff
SamVimes Valued Member Georgia 166 Posts	Posted 12/23/2020 08:42 am Or maybe it's really the one in your second link, but with the surface smudged in the way to resemble the bull? Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 12/23/2020 08:49 am I think you are correct! Well done. I kept seeing a bull reverse and couldn't get away from that interpretation. Report this Post to the Staff
SamVimes Valued Member Georgia 166 Posts	Posted 12/23/2020 08:54 am Mystery solved! Not that rare then, which is a shame :D Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 12/23/2020 09:06 am Well, still described as "rare," "very rare," and "extremely rare" in these listings: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6008198 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4514554 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4957344 Report this Post to the Staff
SamVimes Valued Member Georgia 166 Posts	Posted 12/23/2020 09:13 am Wow, thanks. Mine is obviously not so well preserved but still a great feeling to buy a rarity for 6$ at a flea market! Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 12/23/2020 09:15 am Yep, good deal. Congrats. Report this Post to the Staff
Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 12/23/2020 12:57 pm A nice find @SamVimes, and a bit of a rarity too by all accounts. Congratulations. Quote: Interesting coin - and a head-scratcher. It was indeed Bob, and I couldn't get past the image of a bull either. No amount of searching turned up a match for both sides. I can get back to my own head-scratchers now. Report this Post to the Staff
SamVimes Valued Member Georgia 166 Posts	Posted 12/24/2020 09:33 am Thanks, @Novicius, I will raid this guy's stall once again, and hopefully come back with more rarities Report this Post to the Staff
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