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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 8236373, member: 85693"]I am bringing back this thread because as with all of [USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER] threads, it is very informative and awesome. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also bring it up because I just got a Dionysos from Nicaea that has me puzzled as far as attributing it. It is issued for Geta, his name clearly visible on the obverse. The reverse has Dionysos (as an infant?) riding a panther and waving around some grapes or something. 14 mm / 3.11 grams. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1448992[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The problem I am having is that I can find no references of the usual sorts for Roman Provincials for this coin. Wildwinds has one, with only an auction lot description: </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Nicaea JHE 11, 50</b></p><p><b>Geta, AE15 of Nicaea, Bithynia. 2.42 gr. ΓETAC KAICAΡ, bare head right / NIKAIEΩN, Dionysos riding panther right.</b></p><p><b>Apparently unpublished. JHE auction 11, lot 50.</b></p><p><a href="https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/geta/t.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/geta/t.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/geta/t.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Other than the auction (what is "JHE"?) there is no other reference. </p><p><br /></p><p>I did find two others on acsearch, both Savoca auctions - but neither one had any reference at all. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7437073" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7437073" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7437073</a></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5816806" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5816806" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5816806</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The first Savoca is a bare head like Wildwinds; the second Savoca is draped like mine. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are all of them in comparison; mine, Wildwinds, then the 2 Savocas. I think mine is a reverse die match to the Wildwinds and the bottom Savoca, but again, mine has a draped obverse bust, Wildwinds a head, the draped Savoca doesn't look the same on the obverse:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1448993[/ATTACH] </p><p>Any additional information on this coin would be greatly appreciated. </p><p><br /></p><p>Or just pile one some more Nikaia / Nicaea Dionysos types (I know</p><p>[USER=71599]@ancientone[/USER] has a nice Dionysos in cradle type). <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 8236373, member: 85693"]I am bringing back this thread because as with all of [USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER] threads, it is very informative and awesome. I also bring it up because I just got a Dionysos from Nicaea that has me puzzled as far as attributing it. It is issued for Geta, his name clearly visible on the obverse. The reverse has Dionysos (as an infant?) riding a panther and waving around some grapes or something. 14 mm / 3.11 grams. [ATTACH=full]1448992[/ATTACH] The problem I am having is that I can find no references of the usual sorts for Roman Provincials for this coin. Wildwinds has one, with only an auction lot description: [B]Nicaea JHE 11, 50 Geta, AE15 of Nicaea, Bithynia. 2.42 gr. ΓETAC KAICAΡ, bare head right / NIKAIEΩN, Dionysos riding panther right. Apparently unpublished. JHE auction 11, lot 50.[/B] [URL]https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/geta/t.html[/URL] Other than the auction (what is "JHE"?) there is no other reference. I did find two others on acsearch, both Savoca auctions - but neither one had any reference at all. [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7437073[/URL] [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5816806[/URL] The first Savoca is a bare head like Wildwinds; the second Savoca is draped like mine. Here are all of them in comparison; mine, Wildwinds, then the 2 Savocas. I think mine is a reverse die match to the Wildwinds and the bottom Savoca, but again, mine has a draped obverse bust, Wildwinds a head, the draped Savoca doesn't look the same on the obverse: [ATTACH=full]1448993[/ATTACH] Any additional information on this coin would be greatly appreciated. Or just pile one some more Nikaia / Nicaea Dionysos types (I know [USER=71599]@ancientone[/USER] has a nice Dionysos in cradle type). :happy:[/QUOTE]
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