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ID: |
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73000411 |
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[UNVERIFIED]
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| Type: |
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Greek |
| Region: |
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CILICIA |
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City:
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Uncertain Cilician Mint |
| Metal: |
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Silver |
| Denomination: |
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Obol |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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BC 4th century |
| Weight: |
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0.82 g |
| Die Axis: |
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9 h |
| Obverse Description: |
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Wreathed head of female facing slightly left |
| Reverse Description: |
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Persian king, holding knife, bow and quiver on back, fighting griffin |
| Primary Reference: |
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CNG 70, lot 362, otherwise unpublished |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=90895 |
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Grade:
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Near EF, lightly toned |
| Notes: |
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Sale: CNG 73, Lot: 411 Extremely rare, this and the following lot are the second and third known. Note that on the reverse of this coin, the king is fighting a griffin rather than the usual winged lion. While the king-lion type is known on a few rare issues of Cilicia, it is commonly found on the early coinages of Phoenicia. The king-griffin type, however, is apparently unknown as a coin-type. |
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