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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 25675034, member: 92212&quot;]Mike!!!&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1641923[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s it!&nbsp; I was so set mentally on it being Seleucid that I scoured and re-scoured the online SCO and the printed SC references. Duh! NOT Seleucid!</p><p><br /></p><p>My example is noticeably lighter weight than Hoover indicates in HGC 10, but with your cite I was able to find a few examples online that are comparable weight as mine.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks to nice extant detail on mine&#039;s reverse, its date can be read. (ZΠP inner right reverse = SE 187 = 126/5 BC.)&nbsp; Interestingly, that was the year that: </p><p>(a) this small bronze type was first issued,</p><p>(b) nearby Tyre successfully revolted against the Seleucid Empire, and </p><p>(c) the Tyrian mint first issued what would become a very long-lasting series of coins known today as shekel of Tyre.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks again![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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