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ID:     76000648
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Greek
Region:     CYCLADES
City:     Melos
Date Ruled:     2nd century BC
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     AE17
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     BC 2nd century
Diameter:     17 mm
Weight:     3.46 g
Die Axis:     3 h
Obverse Description:     Helmeted male head right
Reverse Description:     Pomegranate in concave incuse
Primary Reference:     Joy -
Reference2:     cf. SNG Cop 681
Reference3:     cf. BMC 26 (types switched)
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=108323
Grade:     Near VF, green and brown patina
Notes:     Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 648 Apparently unpublished. From the Christopher Morcom Collection.All of the published specimens have the helmeted head on the concave reverse, but on this specimen, the types are reversed.