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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2234746, member: 56859&quot;]Hmm, that&#039;s a toughie.&nbsp; My first thought is that it may not be ancient-- maybe it is a fantasy piece.&nbsp; Something about the style looks off.</p><p><br /></p><p>I searched CNG&#039;s archives, acsearch, and Wildwinds (although the latter not thoroughly) for &quot;AE, jugate busts left&quot; and didn&#039;t find anything close.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jugate busts are relatively uncommon; left-facing busts even more so.&nbsp; The veiled bust could be Hera.&nbsp; When appearing jugate, she is usually paired with Zeus but the second figure is not bearded and just doesn&#039;t look like Zeus.&nbsp; Maybe the veiled figure is a queen?&nbsp; The busts somewhat resemble Seleukid jugate busts although I haven&#039;t found any facing left and the Seleukid reverses are typically littered with legends.&nbsp; Your coin appears to be anepigraphic.</p><p><br /></p><p>At first I thought your coin&#039;s reverse was a &quot;foundation scene&quot; with founder plowing left, but upon closer inspection it looks like a biga.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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