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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:     80000129      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     THRACE City:     Dikaia Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Distater Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC Circa 515-480 Weight:     19.54 g Obverse Description:     Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin Reverse Description:     Quadripartite incuse square Primary Reference:     cf. SchÖnert-Geiss, Bisanthe 1-5 (unlisted dies) Reference2:     cf. May, Dikaia 13-15 Reference3:     cf. TraitÉ II 1767-8 Reference4:     SNG Cop -; cf. Boston MFA 577; cf. Weber 2353 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=132352 Grade:     Near EF, lightly toned Notes:     Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 129 Well centered on a broad flan Distaters of Dikaia are quite rare, with only seven examples known to SchÖnert-Geiss at the time of her study in 1975. The present example differs in style from those cataloged by SchÖnert-Geiss, but is very similar to her latest issue of staters (her no. 17 = Pozzi 1059).

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