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Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2870 Posts	Posted 10/05/2023 1:06 pm Hi - Would anyone recognise this ruler? The lettering seems to suggest ?IOY but I can't place it. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 10/05/2023 2:43 pm I'm a little outside my comfort zone, but that looks like Hermaios to me. See here for a comparison and further study: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=9122577 "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2870 Posts	Posted 10/05/2023 4:36 pm Many thanks Spence That looks like the one. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 10/06/2023 02:48 am For comparison, posthumous Hermaios imitations: https://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=2140 [Not sure what happened here. Duplicate post.] Edited by Kushanshah 10/06/2023 02:58 am Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 10/06/2023 02:49 am For comparison, posthumous (Saka, Yuezhi) Hermaios imitations: https://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=2140 The Yuezhi (from which the Kushans arose): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuezhi Edited by Kushanshah 10/06/2023 02:56 am Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2870 Posts	Posted 10/06/2023 03:39 am Thanks - my example has been in the wars a bit but I'll upload it to Zeno when I get time. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
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