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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     194587      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     LUCANIA City:     Thurium Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Nomos Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC Circa 300-280 Diameter:     21 mm Weight:     7.8 g Obverse Legend:     ΣΩ Obverse Description:     Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla throwing a rock, SW on the neckguard Reverse Legend:     ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ / ΣY Reverse Description:     QOURIWN in exergue, bull butting right; above, EY and Nike, who flies right and crowns bull with wreath; bird (dove?) between hind legs Primary Reference:     SNG ANS - Reference2:     HN Italy 1879 cf. Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=52116 Grade:     Superb EF, light scratch in reverse field Notes:     Unpublished variety from the rare Nike series. Both the obverse and reverse are unique in this series. None of the known obverses have letters on the neckguard. None of the reverses have a bird between the bull's hind legs, nor do they have a magistrate's signature of EY.

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