This Sicily or pseudo autonomous coin?I sold the coin as the alleged Sicily, but I have not found in catalogs. Can anyone ever tell what this coin?
On this coin on the other side of which depicts Zeus, there is an inscription which the first letters: C V I
Hmm, that's a stumper. It looks like two reverses. The visible legend on the Zeus side to me looks like LEVC or LCVC rather than CVI.
Interesting... When I go to Macau, they used a base currency of Portuguese Pataca's...(Of course, not the same)
ZEVC... you're right and that makes sense since that side of the coin shows a typical portrayal of Zeus. Typing "ZEVC" into Wildwind's Word Search yielded only four hits from Ionia, Smyrna, and none of them resemble either side of the OP coin. I still have no idea what it is, but the style and fabric look convincingly ancient in these images.
KORKYRA, Korkyra. Roman rule. 1st-2nd centuries AD. Zeus Kasios enthroned left, holding scepter ZEVC to left / Agreos/Agrios, holding cornucopia, standing left between two columns. SNG Copenhagen 251; BMC 591 Some refer to the two columns as the "Entrance of a Temple," on latter Roman coins. Your coin is in decent condition compared to the examples below. The CNG example sold for $86 and the 2nd, although unsold, was set at a $200 estimate. Your coin would probably fetch $100, comparatively. Not bad for a beat up, heavily smoothed, ancient bronze. Apparently they're rare. Another Example from CNG: Another Example from Wildwinds: Sorry it took a while to attribute; I was at work. - Michael
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