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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:     79000352      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     IONIA City:     Teos Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Drachm Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC Circa 375 Weight:     3.41 g Die Axis:     8 h Obverse Description:     Griffin seated right, raising forepaw Reverse Legend:     ZHION / AΓ-NΩN Reverse Description:     Quadripartite incuse square with granulated quarters and thick crossbars; ZHION (sic) on horizontal crossbar, AΓ-NΩN on vertical crossbar Primary Reference:     Kinns 11 (dies 4/- [unlisted rev. die] Reference2:     SNG Cop 1443 Reference3:     SNG Lockett 2853 (same obv. die) Reference4:     Balcer pl. XIX, 138 = Weber 6214 (same obv. die) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=126863 Grade:     Good VF, toned Notes:     Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 352 Rare. Kinns’ description of the reverse of this type lists the ethnic as THIΩN, but on his reverse die 8, as well as the reverse used on this coin, the legend is erroneously engraved as ZHION.

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