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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:     808756      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     MACEDONIA City:     Siris Date Ruled:     Circa 525-480 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Stater Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC Circa 525-480 Diameter:     19 mm Weight:     9.11 g Obverse Description:     Satyr right seizing nymph left; three pellets around Reverse Description:     Quadripartite incuse square divided diagonally Primary Reference:     Smith Group 5 Reference2:     HPM pl. VIII, 1-7 Reference3:     SNG Cop 187 Reference4:     SNG ANS - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=119138 Grade:     Good VF, minor porosity. Notes:     The original attribution of this series to Lete was based on an incorrect reading in the 19th century of a late, inscribed issue. Svoronos later identified an example he read as CIRINON (in retrograde), for the town of Siris (modern Serres). Later numismatists doubted his reading, most thinking the faint “letters” were actually die breaks. An exceptional, obviously inscribed, example in Leu 81 (lot 147), clearly shows that Svoronos’ reading was correct.

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