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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 5128689, member: 85693&quot;]Saturday night, working up an unattributed batch of Greek and Roman Provincials I just got in from eBay. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a couple from the batch:</p><p><br /></p><p>That double-face obverse bust is Artemis.&nbsp; The reverse is Athena and I think this is from Sardes, Lydia.&nbsp; There were several magistrates who issued these but I am not having any luck matching mine.&nbsp; Close, just not quite there.&nbsp;&nbsp; 23 mm, 6.5 grams. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1203321[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1203320[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another oddity - this little AE from Bithynia, Prusa ad Olympum (Commodus - <i>RPC</i> IV.1, 4799 (temporary), I think) has these weird striations all over it, but only on the reverse.&nbsp; Deliberate damage?&nbsp; Erosion?&nbsp; A horrible cleaning?&nbsp; 15 mm, 0.95 grams.&nbsp; That&#039;s Artemis with 2 torches. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1203324[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Wavy Gravy, man:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1203325[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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