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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 8351204, member: 85693&quot;]That is a great-looking raven, [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes the raven shows up on Greek coins, like this common one from Sardes:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1481641[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Lydia, Sardes&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Æ 14</b></p><p><b>Semi-Autonomous Issue</b></p><p><b>(c. 14-37 A.D.)</b></p><p>Head of Herakles right / ΣAΡΔIANΩN to right of Apollo, naked, standing left, holding raven on right hand, laurel branch in left, V on rectangular Θ monogram in left field, within wreath.</p><p>(5.43 grams / 14 mm)</p><p>eBay Mar. 2021&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><b>Attribution Notes:</b></p><p>This matches the Wildwinds plate coin, with extensive citations:</p><p>BMC 29; Paris 1119; SNG Tuebingen 3790; Hunter 4; Johnston Sardis 201-202; Gökyildirim Istanbul 500; GRPC Lydia 151.</p><p>See also (54-68 A.D.):</p><p>Themis Numismatics&nbsp; Auction 7, Lot 545, 27.06.2020</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7140859" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7140859" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7140859</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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