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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:     81002126 Type:     Greek Region:     SIKYONIA City:     Sikyon Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Triobol Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     Circa 330/320-280 BC BC Weight:     2.74 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     ΣI Obverse Description:     Chimaera standing left on groundline, raising right forepaw; ΣI below Reverse Description:     Dove flying left; four pellets above tail Mint:     Sikyon Primary Reference:     BCD Peloponnesos - Reference2:     SNG Cop - Reference3:     BMC - Reference4:     TraitÉ -; Winterthur -; Pozzi -; Weber -; McClean - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=141145 Grade:     Good VF, toned, a little rough Notes:     Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 2126 Variety with four pellets unpublished in the standard references. Ex BCD Collection (not in LHS sale).Although the reverse appears to have been struck from a fairly new die, the possibility that one of the pellets is a die break could account for the appearance of a fourth pellet. Under magnification, however, all four pellets appear to be engraved in the die, which is also suggested by the alignment of the pellets in such an orderly manner. Interestingly, the three pellet issue (cf. BCD 294), among Sikyon’s largest series, was supplemented by a smaller issue featuring four pellets (cf. BCD 295-6). On the published specimens of that series, the fourth pellet was placed below the dove’s tail. Perhaps this coin is from a rare, transitional series where the fourth pellet was included in the group above the tail?

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