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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 8315629, member: 99456&quot;]A fun post [USER=118780]@kirispupis[/USER]!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the little (9mm, 1.20g) version of your coin : Moesia, Istros, 4th century BC. AR Diobol. Facing male heads, the r. inverted. R/ Sea-eagle l., grasping dolphin with talons; monogram below. SNG BM Black Sea 250.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1472319[/ATTACH]</p><p>Who are these two faces on the obverse? I have my notes on this coin here: <a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/small-packages" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/small-packages" rel="nofollow">Small Packages</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Several theories, all with flaws:</p><ul> <li>The Dioscuri - not the usual way of presenting the Dioscuri</li> <li>Branches of the River Danube - however, they don&#039;t look like river gods</li> <li>A metaphor for bi-directional trade-routes - Winds blowing in opposite directions</li> <li>Apollo, sunrise and sunset - why unique to Istros?</li> <li>The moon and the sun in a solar eclipse - hmmmm</li> </ul><p>In the end - I agree with [USER=104741]@Ignoramus Maximus[/USER] : &quot;an interesting type and I&#039;m sold&quot; and I enjoyed your conclusion: <i>Ultimately, it will be up to my son to determine his own stories for this coin, which is why I felt it suited him perfectly.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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