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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 24825734, member: 85693"]Well, since this thread has been revived, I will update my incorrect Antioch-maybe attribution above - here is what I've since found:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/unknown-greek-double-struck-lot-sep-2021-0-jpg.1396918/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Syracuse Æ Pentonkion Messana, Sicily, The Mamertini (220-200 B.C.) </b>Laureate head of Zeus right, no symbol behind head / [MAMEΡTINΩN], naked warrior, holding transverse spear and shield on arm, [Π in right field]. (10.71 grams / 26 x 23 mm) eBay Sep. 2021 </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Notes: </b>Obverse double-struck; reverse hard to see. I originally thought it was from Antioch, but a new purchase (Dec. 2022) from Messana matches this very closely. If no symbol behind Zeus, it is probably: <b>Attribution:</b> BMC 26; Hoover HGC 853; Calciati 40; SNG ANS 441.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 24825734, member: 85693"]Well, since this thread has been revived, I will update my incorrect Antioch-maybe attribution above - here is what I've since found: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/unknown-greek-double-struck-lot-sep-2021-0-jpg.1396918/[/IMG] [B]Syracuse Æ Pentonkion Messana, Sicily, The Mamertini (220-200 B.C.) [/B]Laureate head of Zeus right, no symbol behind head / [MAMEΡTINΩN], naked warrior, holding transverse spear and shield on arm, [Π in right field]. (10.71 grams / 26 x 23 mm) eBay Sep. 2021 [B]Notes: [/B]Obverse double-struck; reverse hard to see. I originally thought it was from Antioch, but a new purchase (Dec. 2022) from Messana matches this very closely. If no symbol behind Zeus, it is probably: [B]Attribution:[/B] BMC 26; Hoover HGC 853; Calciati 40; SNG ANS 441.[/QUOTE]
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