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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 5188272, member: 91461"]What a beautiful coin with an amazing design<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie16" alt=":artist:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>I love the mystery of not knowing. I might guess it's a stylized facing bird?</p><p>Here's an oldie of mine that I don't think I'll ever fully understand where it's from and what's on the obverse:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1213885[/ATTACH] </p><p>Mysia. Kyzikos (?) Uncertain. Tetartemorion (Circa 5th century BC).</p><p>Obv: Crescents in triangular arrangement; pellet in one and between two. Shield (?) </p><p>Rev: Head of roaring lion left within incuse square.</p><p>Condition: Good very fine.</p><p>Weight: 0.09 g.</p><p>Diameter: 6 mm.</p><p>Ex: Savoca</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And this lesbos coin sure doesn't look like eyes nor grains to me. Those lesbians always confuse me<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie93" alt=":troll:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1213883[/ATTACH] </p><p>LESBOS. Uncertain. BI 1/36 Stater (Circa 500-450 BC).</p><p>Obv: Two eyes or grain ears (shields??)</p><p>Rev: Quadripartite incuse square (swastika-shaped).</p><p>SNG Copenhagen 292; HGC 6, 1074.</p><p>Condition: very fine.</p><p>Weight: 0.26 g.</p><p>Diameter: 3 mm.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 5188272, member: 91461"]What a beautiful coin with an amazing design:artist: I love the mystery of not knowing. I might guess it's a stylized facing bird? Here's an oldie of mine that I don't think I'll ever fully understand where it's from and what's on the obverse: [ATTACH=full]1213885[/ATTACH] Mysia. Kyzikos (?) Uncertain. Tetartemorion (Circa 5th century BC). Obv: Crescents in triangular arrangement; pellet in one and between two. Shield (?) Rev: Head of roaring lion left within incuse square. Condition: Good very fine. Weight: 0.09 g. Diameter: 6 mm. Ex: Savoca And this lesbos coin sure doesn't look like eyes nor grains to me. Those lesbians always confuse me:troll: [ATTACH=full]1213883[/ATTACH] LESBOS. Uncertain. BI 1/36 Stater (Circa 500-450 BC). Obv: Two eyes or grain ears (shields??) Rev: Quadripartite incuse square (swastika-shaped). SNG Copenhagen 292; HGC 6, 1074. Condition: very fine. Weight: 0.26 g. Diameter: 3 mm.[/QUOTE]
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