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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 4520125, member: 91461&quot;]Thanks Ed! This BnF site is great<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie83" alt=":singing:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Though, their coin is centered much better and is prettier than mine, I&#039;ll take mine over BnFs with the patina still on it<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />(looks like they did electrolysis on theirs)</p><p>I have both cities listed as possibilities (though in reverse order. So I will have to switch my attribution to put Aspendos in the lead). </p><p><br /></p><p>Pamphylia, Aspendos or Pisidia Selge </p><p>Ae (2nd-1st century BC).</p><p>Obv: Round shield with monogram ΠΘ or ΠO.</p><p>Rev: Athena wearing crested Athenian helmet</p><p>Condition: Very fine.</p><p>Weight: 1.89 g.</p><p>Diameter: 14 mm.</p><p>Ref: BM Lycia p. 262 no. 55 and Numismata Graeca #850</p><p>Ex Savoca</p><p><br /></p><p>I take it by your reasoning for CNGs attribution being the best due to the monogram matching another type known to be from Aspendos, you then don&#039;t believe it to be a mark of value but rather the name of the magistrate? </p><p><br /></p><p>And agreed, well done [USER=111387]@Herodotus[/USER] <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> That reminds me of a thread I put together some time ago... <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/where-did-herakles-take-fiddyus-centus-when-he-came-to-greece-da-club-of-course.345632/#post-3678545" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/where-did-herakles-take-fiddyus-centus-when-he-came-to-greece-da-club-of-course.345632/#post-3678545">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/where-did-herakles-take-fiddyus-centus-when-he-came-to-greece-da-club-of-course.345632/#post-3678545</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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