Hello, I have been unable to identify this coin. Wondering if anybody can point me in the right direction. Thanks!
Similar to figure 19.10. It's from Iberia. https://www.academia.edu/9334296/THE_ANCIENT_COINAGES_OF_THE_IBERIAN_PENINSULA
Anoob is right. It is a coin from Ancient Spain. I'm not overly familiar with these issues and it would take some searching to find the exact attribution. However, during a VERY quick search, I was able to locate a possible match on this page: http://wildwinds.com/coins/greece/spain/segobriga/t.html Perhaps this: But if not. Take a look at all the Ancient Spain coins on wildwinds at: http://wildwinds.com/coins/greece/spain/i.html
Aha. I do believe I found it. I think it is http://wildwinds.com/coins/sg/sg0028.jp Osca, Spain. AR Denarius. 204-154 BC. Head right with short beard, legend resembling '*N' behind / horseman galloping right with spear, Iberian legend resembling '*PMAN' = BOLSCAN below. Burgos 1501, Villaronga 3, CNH 6. http://wildwinds.com/coins/sg/sg0028.html This may be. I have no idea. I was only trying to identify the coin.
You could be, and so could I, but it looks like a cast fake to me too... It apparently was meant to resemble the Iberian examples that A-noob and Bing so graciously spent some time to offer as identification. But the styling is off and the coin gives off that soft fake look peculiar to cast fakes..., Lord knows I'm no expert in this area (LOL), as my recent winning bid purchase at Agora makes perfectly clear... which is now a 'credit ' for a future purchase by the way....
I cannot comment on the coins authenticity without better images; weight and size would also be helpful. I really do enjoy hunting down a coins information. In this case, I spent about 30 min searching the databases at my disposal. If you have others, please feel free to post them. Perhaps if you stick around, you might get the bug. We welcome all.
