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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:     272515 Type:     Greek Region:     THESSALY, ISLANDS OFF City:     Skyros Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetrobol Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     485-480 BC Diameter:     15 mm Weight:     2.86 g Obverse Description:     Two long horned and bearded goats, opposed vertically, back to back, with their heads turned inwards and their legs extended; between them, three-lobed fig leaf Reverse Description:     Stellate design, composed of a large central globule surrounded by four pellets and four rays, two of which are three-lobed fig leaves, within incuse square Mint:     Skyrus Primary Reference:     CNG Triton XVIII, 500 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=272515 Special Comments:     Balcer, Archaic 24 (A8/P5) = BCD Thessaly I 1368 (this coin); Joy –; HGC 6, 418; Boston MFA 937; Traité IV 780 = Pozzi 2050 (all from the same dies). Grade:     gFine Notes:     Extremely rare, only six examples noted by Balcer, four of which are in museums (Athens, Berlin, Boston, and New York). From the RAJ Collection. Ex BCD Collection (Nomos 4, 10 May 2011), lot 1368; Myers 12 (4 December 1975), lot 177; Hamburger 98 (3 April 1933), lot 807.

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