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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4551583, member: 85693"]Well played, RC. And a lovely coin too. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is exactly why I like getting unattributed coins rather than ones pre-figured out. I've never done such a deep dive as you have done here, but it is inspirational. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one I just figured out. My sloppy process went something like this:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Do a Google Image search for "forepart of a horse" and "AE." This works out a lot, surprising to say. I immediately found a catawiki post:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.catawiki.com/l/15459147-greek-antiquity-italy-sicily-panormos-ziz-ae-14mm-2-82g-c-336-330-bc-head-of-apollo-forepart-of-horse-cns-12-rare" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.catawiki.com/l/15459147-greek-antiquity-italy-sicily-panormos-ziz-ae-14mm-2-82g-c-336-330-bc-head-of-apollo-forepart-of-horse-cns-12-rare" rel="nofollow">https://www.catawiki.com/l/15459147-greek-antiquity-italy-sicily-panormos-ziz-ae-14mm-2-82g-c-336-330-bc-head-of-apollo-forepart-of-horse-cns-12-rare</a></p><p><br /></p><p>2. If #1 works out, check out Wildwinds, OCRE, Vcoins, FORVM, acsearch, etc. for more matches. Try to figure out an agreement between attributions. </p><p><br /></p><p>This doesn't qualify as first-hand research, because I am relying on others' work - and auctions are rife with errors, I am coming to find. But it serves my low-grade collection purposes. </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin in question - a teensy AE from Sicily, $3.25 off eBay, described only as "Greek":</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1126953[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Panormos (Ziz), Punic Sicily</b></p><p><b>Æ 12</b></p><p><b>(c. 336-330 B.C.) </b></p><p><b>Panormus (Palermo) mint </b></p><p>Laureate head of Apollo left / Forepart of horse right, dolphin below.</p><p>CNS I, 12H (Panormos-Ziz);</p><p>Lindgen II 503;</p><p>Calciati I, p. 272, Em. 12.</p><p>(1.94 grams / 12 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>What I haven't done is research the history behind it - the whole Punic-Sicily-Greek situation is still confusing to me and I'm not sure where this one fits in. I like the idea that there was a town called "Ziz." Sounds like a NYC nightclub - the coolest town name in antiquity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4551583, member: 85693"]Well played, RC. And a lovely coin too. This is exactly why I like getting unattributed coins rather than ones pre-figured out. I've never done such a deep dive as you have done here, but it is inspirational. Here is one I just figured out. My sloppy process went something like this: 1. Do a Google Image search for "forepart of a horse" and "AE." This works out a lot, surprising to say. I immediately found a catawiki post: [URL]https://www.catawiki.com/l/15459147-greek-antiquity-italy-sicily-panormos-ziz-ae-14mm-2-82g-c-336-330-bc-head-of-apollo-forepart-of-horse-cns-12-rare[/URL] 2. If #1 works out, check out Wildwinds, OCRE, Vcoins, FORVM, acsearch, etc. for more matches. Try to figure out an agreement between attributions. This doesn't qualify as first-hand research, because I am relying on others' work - and auctions are rife with errors, I am coming to find. But it serves my low-grade collection purposes. The coin in question - a teensy AE from Sicily, $3.25 off eBay, described only as "Greek": [ATTACH=full]1126953[/ATTACH] [B]Panormos (Ziz), Punic Sicily Æ 12 (c. 336-330 B.C.) Panormus (Palermo) mint [/B] Laureate head of Apollo left / Forepart of horse right, dolphin below. CNS I, 12H (Panormos-Ziz); Lindgen II 503; Calciati I, p. 272, Em. 12. (1.94 grams / 12 mm) What I haven't done is research the history behind it - the whole Punic-Sicily-Greek situation is still confusing to me and I'm not sure where this one fits in. I like the idea that there was a town called "Ziz." Sounds like a NYC nightclub - the coolest town name in antiquity.[/QUOTE]
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