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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4004396, member: 96898"]I see a Π on your coin, too!</p><p><br /></p><p>By chance I currently have the SNG Copenhagen Mysia volume lying on my desk and just looked it up. SNG Cop. has six coins of the type (530–535). None has a Π on the obverse, and they mostly just differ in size and style. 532 supposedly also has a small serpent on the reverse, but I can't see it on the images. 533 has a larger than usual pellet in the middle of the pentagram:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1054296[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I remember doing some reading on this type about three years ago when I bought mine (of which I definitely need to take new pictures). There appear to be a number of different varieties. As far as I know, there isn't any catalogue or systematic study of them yet. But maybe I also didn't search hard enough back then?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1054297[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Mysia, Pitane, AE11, 4th–3rd c. BC. Obv: Horned head of Zeus Ammon r. Rev: Pentagram, pellet in center, [Π]–I. 11mm, 1.26g. Ref: BMC 2–3; SNG Copenhagen 530–535 var (reverse letters). </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4004396, member: 96898"]I see a Π on your coin, too! By chance I currently have the SNG Copenhagen Mysia volume lying on my desk and just looked it up. SNG Cop. has six coins of the type (530–535). None has a Π on the obverse, and they mostly just differ in size and style. 532 supposedly also has a small serpent on the reverse, but I can't see it on the images. 533 has a larger than usual pellet in the middle of the pentagram: [ATTACH=full]1054296[/ATTACH] I remember doing some reading on this type about three years ago when I bought mine (of which I definitely need to take new pictures). There appear to be a number of different varieties. As far as I know, there isn't any catalogue or systematic study of them yet. But maybe I also didn't search hard enough back then? [ATTACH=full]1054297[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Mysia, Pitane, AE11, 4th–3rd c. BC. Obv: Horned head of Zeus Ammon r. Rev: Pentagram, pellet in center, [Π]–I. 11mm, 1.26g. Ref: BMC 2–3; SNG Copenhagen 530–535 var (reverse letters). [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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