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<p>[QUOTE="Aidan_(), post: 5268677, member: 70832"]I'm bringing this back to light to ask a question. Is the bust on the obverse the head of Apollo or Kore Soteira??</p><p><br /></p><p>My ticket says Apollo but I'm honestly quite confused. Any help would be appreciated!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's some comparison photos\/</p><p>Kore:</p><p><img src="https://www.acsearch.info/media/images/archive/10/491/294666.m.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Cyzicus Mysia. Bronze. ( Ae 10,33 g ) C. 200 BC. Head of Kore Soteira. R/ KYXI KHNWN; in the left field, M. Tripod. H.v.Fritze (Nomisma 10) pl. 2, 15-18. Extremely fine with brown-green lovely patina.</p><p><br /></p><p>A couple of other pics that say it's Kore from CNG</p><p><img src="https://cngcoins.com/photos/big/3020113.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://cngcoins.com/photos/big/2030101.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here's some of Apollo:</p><p><img src="https://cngcoins.com/photos/big/94000458.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>MYSIA, Kyzikos. </b>2nd-1st centuries BC. Æ (28mm, 9.43 g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Tripod; laurel branch above, torch below; monogram to outer left, N(?) to outer right. Von Fritze III 39; SNG France 504–6 var. (monogram to outer right); SNG von Aulock 1243 var. (same, but obv. die by same engraver).</p><p><br /></p><p>Acsearch:</p><p><img src="https://www.acsearch.info/media/images/archive/96/4773/4830055.m.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://www.acsearch.info/media/images/archive/86/800/551286.m.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks y'all[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Aidan_(), post: 5268677, member: 70832"]I'm bringing this back to light to ask a question. Is the bust on the obverse the head of Apollo or Kore Soteira?? My ticket says Apollo but I'm honestly quite confused. Any help would be appreciated!! Here's some comparison photos\/ Kore: [IMG]https://www.acsearch.info/media/images/archive/10/491/294666.m.jpg[/IMG] Cyzicus Mysia. Bronze. ( Ae 10,33 g ) C. 200 BC. Head of Kore Soteira. R/ KYXI KHNWN; in the left field, M. Tripod. H.v.Fritze (Nomisma 10) pl. 2, 15-18. Extremely fine with brown-green lovely patina. A couple of other pics that say it's Kore from CNG [IMG]https://cngcoins.com/photos/big/3020113.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://cngcoins.com/photos/big/2030101.jpg[/IMG] Here's some of Apollo: [IMG]https://cngcoins.com/photos/big/94000458.jpg[/IMG] [B]MYSIA, Kyzikos. [/B]2nd-1st centuries BC. Æ (28mm, 9.43 g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Tripod; laurel branch above, torch below; monogram to outer left, N(?) to outer right. Von Fritze III 39; SNG France 504–6 var. (monogram to outer right); SNG von Aulock 1243 var. (same, but obv. die by same engraver). Acsearch: [IMG]https://www.acsearch.info/media/images/archive/96/4773/4830055.m.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.acsearch.info/media/images/archive/86/800/551286.m.jpg[/IMG] Thanks y'all[/QUOTE]
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