Fascinating small AE - Barbarous Seleucid?

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Finn235, Sep 24, 2021.

  1. Finn235

    Finn235 Well-Known Member

    Got this one a while back in a lot of Elymais drachms that I'm just starting to go through. It's certainly no Elymaean, although it took me a while before I could write it off as "just barbarous"

    11mm, 1.81g
    Obv: Diademed crude head right
    Rev: Apollo standing right, holding bow and leaning on spear(?) Gibberish legend around

    ZomboDroid 23092021163700.jpg

    Slightly easier to see at an angle
    ZomboDroid 23092021163743.jpg

    My hypothesis is that it's a local issue combining a tousled hair Seleucid like 3161665.jpg
    https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3161665

    With a reverse like
    7705427.jpg
    https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7705427

    Anyone seen anything like this before?
     
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