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Help Identify Ancient Coin

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 Posted 06/02/2024  10:53 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add arok to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Could anybody identify this, please?
This seems to be Greek to me ...

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Weight, dimensions: 5g, 20mm

Thank you
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06/02/2024 10:59 am
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 Posted 06/03/2024  2:01 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add manosgerms to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It looks Roman to me just because of the reverse but it is very hard to tell from this - it could also be Thracian from the time of the Roman Empire which of course is Greek as you say.
If you could DM me a better picture I can tell you if it's Greek as I am Greek and read ancient Greek but I just can't tell with this sort of picture.
But I am sure that there are some experts here that probably know off the bat what it is - sadly my expertise in Greek coins is from Byzantium onwards rather than that ancient.
However I would put the date between 100AD and 300AD for either of my suggestions ... again some expert on here could probably know right away.
Hope that helps a bit.
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 Posted 06/03/2024  7:13 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Kamnaskires to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Mesembria, Thrace, 250-175 BC. Diademed female/Athena Promachos with spear and shield - METAM-BPIANΩN.
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 Posted 06/03/2024  9:46 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add manosgerms to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I knew an expert would turn up ... nice one:)
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 Posted 06/03/2024  11:24 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add arok to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That was my bet as well :)

Anyway, thanks a lot for a quick and precise response!
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