Mystery Gorgoneions

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by eparch, Jun 24, 2020.

  1. eparch

    eparch Well-Known Member

    This obol was sold as Asia Minor unknown mint , 5th century B.C.

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    9mm., 0,74g.

    Facing gorgoneion
    Facing gorgoneion within concave circle.
    Not in the standard references

    A similar coin was in a CNG auction
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    Auction 321, Lot: 166. ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. 5th century BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.66 g, 12h)


    Can anyone help ?
     
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  3. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    'Uncertain' is a common attribution on coins of this region. I prefer it to guesses tagged on coins that will be changed by every new generation of scholarly guessers whose evidence may be 1% more accurate than the old one and will be changed again by the next.
     
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  4. shanxi

    shanxi Well-Known Member

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