Help with this little greek bronze

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Valentinianvs, Apr 22, 2017.

  1. Valentinianvs

    Valentinianvs Well-Known Member

    Hi guys!
    I cant find attribution to this little bronze, obverse shows a female head, and in reverse I can see a prow?
    The coin weights 1.89 g and Its maximum diameter is 11mm, and his thik is near 4mm
    Thanks for help in advance!

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  3. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Oooh, that's going to be a tough one to nail down.

    Best guess for obverse: Apollo (he usually looks more feminine than the female deities :D)

    Reverse: it does look like a prow but given the wear, it could be part of some other device. Dunno. Could it be the tail of a shrimp, such as on coins of Priapos in Mysia (tiny bronzes, head of Apollo obverse)? Could it be a mussel, such as on the tiny bronzes of Grynion, Aeolis, which also have head of Apollo obverses?

    A quick pass through the usual data bases with various key words didn't give many possibilities. I'll try again tomorrow if no one else has offered some possibilities.
     
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  4. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Could the reverse be a hippocamp? Otherwise, I have no better idea than @TIF
     
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  5. Valentinianvs

    Valentinianvs Well-Known Member

    I search for coins of Priapos, and looks very similar in style, and the thing that I think its a prow Its apare4ntly the tail of crayfish!
    Thanks @TIF for the clue and @Bing for the comment!
     
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