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<p>[QUOTE="kirispupis, post: 8172642, member: 118780"]My best guess is what you've already guessed - Byblos. <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3307719" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3307719" rel="nofollow">This obol</a> (from Byblos) has a similar monogram to yours.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although it's not super-rare, it doesn't seem to be published anywhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's my Alexander hemi-obol. I have another one from Aspesias I haven't photographed yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1427881[/ATTACH] </p><p style="text-align: center"><font face="Book Antiqua"><font size="4">Alexander III</font></font></p><p><font face="Book Antiqua"><font size="4"><p style="text-align: center">Babylon mint 317-311 BCE by Peithon son of Agenor</p></font></font></p><p style="text-align: center"><font face="Book Antiqua"><font size="4">Hemiobol .46g</p></font></font></p><p style="text-align: center"><font face="Book Antiqua"><font size="4">Head of Heracles right wearing a lion skin</p></font></font></p><p style="text-align: center"><font face="Book Antiqua"><font size="4">Club, bow and quiver. Monogram to right</p></font></font></p><p style="text-align: center"><font face="Book Antiqua"><font size="4">Price 3729</p><p></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kirispupis, post: 8172642, member: 118780"]My best guess is what you've already guessed - Byblos. [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3307719']This obol[/URL] (from Byblos) has a similar monogram to yours. Although it's not super-rare, it doesn't seem to be published anywhere. Here's my Alexander hemi-obol. I have another one from Aspesias I haven't photographed yet. [ATTACH=full]1427881[/ATTACH] [CENTER][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=4]Alexander III[/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER] [FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=4][CENTER]Babylon mint 317-311 BCE by Peithon son of Agenor Hemiobol .46g Head of Heracles right wearing a lion skin Club, bow and quiver. Monogram to right Price 3729[/CENTER][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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