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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herodotus, post: 6534614, member: 111387&quot;]The weight seems correct for a sixth stater(diobol).</p><p><br /></p><p>However, the only AV(not EL)sixth stater featuring Herakles on the obverse that I can seem to find was minted in Tarentum.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are also 1/8th &amp; 1/4 AV staters featuring Herakles that were produced for Philip II, but they weigh in nearer to 1g, or over 2g respectively.</p><p><br /></p><p>As such, I would be skeptical that such a coin type featuring Herakles and a Palladion statue of Athena exists outside of the full staters.</p><p><br /></p><p>An AV plated AR diobol seems like one of the more logical conclusions for your coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, this is merely my own logic at work, I’m no expert on this type, nor AV coins minted in Pergamon.</p><p><br /></p><p>As suggested above, a specific gravity test would help determine if it is solid or plated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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