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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:     gyuk Type:     Greek Region:     THESSALY City:     Uncertain Thessalian Mint Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE12 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC Early 4th century Diameter:     12 mm Weight:     1.5 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Description:     Youth restraining bull Reverse Legend:     Μ−Ε− ...... (retrograde) Reverse Description:     Bow over club within incuse square Mint:     Uncertain Thessalian Mint Primary Reference:     Unpublished Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=181093 Grade:     aF Notes:     Definitely Thessalian, this piece can only belong to one of a few cities whose ethnic begins with “ME-”. Methylion is the most likely candidate, as its coinage regularly employed archaizing types.

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