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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:     73000325      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     IONIA City:     Magnesia ad Meandrum Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Obol Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC Circa 470-450 Weight:     0.97 g Die Axis:     5 h Obverse Description:     Bearded male head right, wearing tainia Reverse Legend:     M-A Reverse Description:     Barley grain; M-A flanking; all in dotted square within incuse square Primary Reference:     Apparently unpublished Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=90809 Grade:     Good VF, toned, porous Notes:     Sale: CNG 73, Lot: 325 Possibly unique. This interesting early coin of Magnesia has obverse and reverse types similar to issues of Themistokles (cf. NollÉ & Wenninger Th3a and Th5c, respectively), but lacks any form of his name. A similar reverse type is also found on issues of circa 400 BC (cf. SNG Kayhan 393-394), but the overall style and fabric of our coin suggests that it was struck earlier, either shortly before or after the time of Themistokles.

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