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<p>[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 3271513, member: 96635"]Very nice coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> One of the more common types of Ambrakia.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Great coin, what a rare beauty, with coins from Epeiros it is not uncommon to get a coin that turns out to be a very rare variant or magistrate.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nice and interesting coin. I can tell you atleast that it is not a flan fault or anything that the weight is so low. I have seen 2 specimens in the past who also had a weight below 3g. However I never really dived into it as I don't own a coin from the Molossi yet, unfortunately.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one of the coins that I managed to find back:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/1eTn8nF.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Weight is 2.73g and 16mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>I see similarities in style with this coin and yours. What I just noticed is that both your coin and this coin does not have the inscription of the Molossi people (ΜΟΛΟΣΣΩΝ) or King Alexander I of Epeiros around the shield on the obverse, which is normally seen on these type of coins. The style of the coin shows more barbarism, compared to the other specimens of the same type with higher weight this is quite a clumsy piece (yours not really but the speciment above is). I suggest that this is not a national mint, most probably minted by some crude tribe on the marches or who knows in a village.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will research further into this tomorrow and later when I have time, who knows my suggestion is completely wrong.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 3271513, member: 96635"]Very nice coin :) One of the more common types of Ambrakia. Great coin, what a rare beauty, with coins from Epeiros it is not uncommon to get a coin that turns out to be a very rare variant or magistrate. Nice and interesting coin. I can tell you atleast that it is not a flan fault or anything that the weight is so low. I have seen 2 specimens in the past who also had a weight below 3g. However I never really dived into it as I don't own a coin from the Molossi yet, unfortunately. Here is one of the coins that I managed to find back: [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/1eTn8nF.jpg[/IMG] Weight is 2.73g and 16mm. I see similarities in style with this coin and yours. What I just noticed is that both your coin and this coin does not have the inscription of the Molossi people (ΜΟΛΟΣΣΩΝ) or King Alexander I of Epeiros around the shield on the obverse, which is normally seen on these type of coins. The style of the coin shows more barbarism, compared to the other specimens of the same type with higher weight this is quite a clumsy piece (yours not really but the speciment above is). I suggest that this is not a national mint, most probably minted by some crude tribe on the marches or who knows in a village. I will research further into this tomorrow and later when I have time, who knows my suggestion is completely wrong.[/QUOTE]
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