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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2136464, member: 56859"]It's Greek to me <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. It may be from Sikyon. Compare it to these examples (all from <a href="http://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?PAGE_NUM=&PAGE=1&TABS_TYPE=3&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=1&IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_DESC=sikyon+AE&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?PAGE_NUM=&PAGE=1&TABS_TYPE=3&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=1&IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_DESC=sikyon+AE&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1" rel="nofollow">CNG's archives</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/big/81002140.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SIKYONIA, Sikyon. </b>Circa 225-200 BC. Æ Tetrachalkon (3.45 g, 10h). Dove feeding right / Tripod within wreath tying below. Warren, <i>Bronze</i> 6B.3a; BCD Peloponnesos 318.5. VF, dark brown and green patina.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/big/81002150.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SIKYONIA, Sikyon.</b> Circa 196-146 BC. Æ Trichalkon (2.88 g, 5h). Dove feeding right; (AP)I below / Tripod within wreath tying below. Warren, Bronze 9.3; BCD Peloponnesos 332.3. VF, green and brown patina.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/big/837512.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SIKYONIA, Sikyon. </b>Circa 225-200 BC. Æ Trichalkon (17mm, 3.16 g, 1h). Dove feeding right; ΣI above / Tripod-lebes within wreath tying below. Warren, <i>Bronze</i> 6B.3a; BCD Peloponnesos 318.5. VF, green patina. Well struck for issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>The basic elements are there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2136464, member: 56859"]It's Greek to me :D. It may be from Sikyon. Compare it to these examples (all from [URL='http://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?PAGE_NUM=&PAGE=1&TABS_TYPE=3&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=1&IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_DESC=sikyon+AE&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1']CNG's archives[/URL]) [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/big/81002140.jpg[/IMG] [B]SIKYONIA, Sikyon. [/B]Circa 225-200 BC. Æ Tetrachalkon (3.45 g, 10h). Dove feeding right / Tripod within wreath tying below. Warren, [I]Bronze[/I] 6B.3a; BCD Peloponnesos 318.5. VF, dark brown and green patina. [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/big/81002150.jpg[/IMG] [B]SIKYONIA, Sikyon.[/B] Circa 196-146 BC. Æ Trichalkon (2.88 g, 5h). Dove feeding right; (AP)I below / Tripod within wreath tying below. Warren, Bronze 9.3; BCD Peloponnesos 332.3. VF, green and brown patina. [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/big/837512.jpg[/IMG] [B]SIKYONIA, Sikyon. [/B]Circa 225-200 BC. Æ Trichalkon (17mm, 3.16 g, 1h). Dove feeding right; ΣI above / Tripod-lebes within wreath tying below. Warren, [I]Bronze[/I] 6B.3a; BCD Peloponnesos 318.5. VF, green patina. Well struck for issue. The basic elements are there.[/QUOTE]
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