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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 12-18-2008, 07:58 AM   #1 (permalink) JCunha Junior Member   Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 9 Demetrius Poliorketes?? Thought this coin was from Demetrius Poliorketes. However yesterday i saw some coins in wildwids who look like this one but in the Alexander the Great list.... How can i distinguish one from another? The macedonian shield is very worn Thank you!   03-03-2009, 01:37 PM   #2 (permalink) Drusus Pecunia non olet     Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 3,055 My Mood: Hi, even without the shield being very visible you can look at other devices on the coin and compare them to existing examples and compare style, Here is an example of a bronze Demetrius Poliorcetes: you can see that the helmet and plume are in a similar style, the helmet looks different one similar coins from Alexander III You also have the same incription (ΒΑΣΙ), in the same place while most Alexander III inscriptions are in other places as far as I can tell...BA are often above the melm, beside, or DIRECTLY under. __________________ Pecunia in arbotis non crescit   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « Roman Republican Mojo: | Help me identify this coin » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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