Possible Lucania Paestum (Poseidonia) Semis?

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Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 12/25/2020 08:43 am This one came as an uncertain city, but I'm sure it is a semis of Lucania Paestum (Poseidonia). The problem is, (Yes Bob, another, but hopefully not unsolvable mystery.) I have only found a couple of coins that match, and both have the inscription CN TEV above the prow. This one reads CN.T.V, or so it would appear. (Dots or pellets between the second and fourth letters.) Could the third character actually be a T+E monogram? There should be PAES in the exergue, but it is illegible. Is it just a variety of this attribution, or have I got it wrong? Lucania, Paestum (Poseidonia) AE Semis. C. 2nd Century BC. Obverse: Laureate head of Poseidon right, trident at shoulder; S (mark of value) behind. Reverse: CN.T.V above prow right, between two dolphins. Bronze. Diameter: 15 mm. Weight: 3.7 gr. Ref: Crawford, Paestum 22/1; HN Italy 1231. Report this Post to the Staff

Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 12/25/2020 10:06 am Happy Christmas! Interesting coin Jim!....This is a rare coin!...Congrats I also agree the T+E are linked into some sort of monogram... Here's another that I think shows it too...But of course I could be completely wrong! Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 12/25/2020 10:15 am Interesting coin. Here's another with - perhaps - a dot and ligate T/E: https://cNGCoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=235560 Report this Post to the Staff
Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 12/25/2020 8:18 pm Quote: Here's another that I think shows it too. That's how I read it too, Paul. It is certainly quite different to the coins I found with the CN TEV legend. There were no dots or pellets visible on them. Quote: Here's another with - perhaps - a dot and ligate T/E: Yes Bob, that is almost certainly what it is. I'll use the "ligate T/E" in the coin's description in my spreadsheet. Cheers. Thanks again both. Jim Report this Post to the Staff
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