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<p>[QUOTE="Herodotus, post: 4423394, member: 111387"]It's hard to be sure (w/out coin in hand), however, I suspect that the Macedonian ruler(on the horsemen reverse) may be Kassander.</p><p><br /></p><p>Attributing coins is such a thrill. </p><p><br /></p><p>I recently acquired a couple of those Athena/Pan coins in a mixed lot. I was able to attribute them based on the recognizable Athena/Corinthian helmet obverse, and then perusing types until I found a reverse that matched. Pan's shape (erecting a trophy) is still fresh in my mind. So I was able to quickly recognize the reverse on your coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also have one of those Arados coins that I was hitting a wall on -- whether I was looking at a tripod(?), half of an off-centered thunder bolt(?) or a ship's prow(?). I was thinking that it was a Seleucid type, as it came in a large batch of Seleucid coins (minted in and around Antioch) that I recently acquired. It all makes sense now, considering that Arados(Arwad) is only a little ways down the coast of modern day Syria.</p><p><br /></p><p>Doug came to the rescue on that one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have you figured out the ruler on the (radiate)Seleucid coin yet?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Herodotus, post: 4423394, member: 111387"]It's hard to be sure (w/out coin in hand), however, I suspect that the Macedonian ruler(on the horsemen reverse) may be Kassander. Attributing coins is such a thrill. I recently acquired a couple of those Athena/Pan coins in a mixed lot. I was able to attribute them based on the recognizable Athena/Corinthian helmet obverse, and then perusing types until I found a reverse that matched. Pan's shape (erecting a trophy) is still fresh in my mind. So I was able to quickly recognize the reverse on your coin. I also have one of those Arados coins that I was hitting a wall on -- whether I was looking at a tripod(?), half of an off-centered thunder bolt(?) or a ship's prow(?). I was thinking that it was a Seleucid type, as it came in a large batch of Seleucid coins (minted in and around Antioch) that I recently acquired. It all makes sense now, considering that Arados(Arwad) is only a little ways down the coast of modern day Syria. Doug came to the rescue on that one. Have you figured out the ruler on the (radiate)Seleucid coin yet?[/QUOTE]
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