Ancient Greek Coin To Identify #109 New Puzzle

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micha Valued Member Cyprus 385 Posts	Posted 08/16/2023 11:05 am Hello! I'm trying to identify some of my coins and any idea is very welcome. Thank you for your help! Diameter 20mm, Weight 6.5g, Bronze The only info I have is that it comes from Sicily, i couldn't find anything similar on acsearch at the combination head right / bull left (maybe is Herakles but I am not sure) there is also something like a triangle mark but is not very deep a new day a new puzzle Report this Post to the Staff

AncientNumis New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 08/16/2023 2:16 pm Just a guess, but might be worth checking Tauromenion? It's in Sicily and has many bull-themed coins (with the name even referencing them), and some feature Herakles on the obverse too (perhaps similar to your coin). Report this Post to the Staff
micha Valued Member Cyprus 385 Posts	Posted 08/16/2023 3:58 pm Thank you for the suggestion AncientNumis, i checked Tauromenion earlier, the problem is the combination head right / bull left Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 08/16/2023 6:05 pm Michael, maybe a longshot here: Any chance we see remnants of lettering to the right of the obverse bust - and, if so, could they be mostly "A" shaped letters with an "E" just off the chin? (Or am I just imagining that?) If so, could this be a largish Alaisa Katane issue with nymph/female obv., and man-headed bull rev., with ΑΛΑΕΣΑ obverse legend? Here's one at 6.14 g: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=9850475 Like I said, longshot... Report this Post to the Staff
micha Valued Member Cyprus 385 Posts	Posted 08/17/2023 04:34 am Bob, your longshot was on the target!! I can confirm the letters ΑΛΑ... I will study it more to see if I can spot the man-head at the bull and maybe take new photos. It looks that we have a very rare coin here!! Thank you once again for your help!! Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 08/17/2023 08:09 am Report this Post to the Staff
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