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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:     73000411      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     CILICIA City:     Uncertain Cilician Mint Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Obol Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC 4th century Weight:     0.82 g Die Axis:     9 h Obverse Description:     Wreathed head of female facing slightly left Reverse Description:     Persian king, holding knife, bow and quiver on back, fighting griffin Primary Reference:     CNG 70, lot 362, otherwise unpublished Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=90895 Grade:     Near EF, lightly toned Notes:     Sale: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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