Hello, I would like to ask for some help with the ID of a few coins. This is the second one (bronze, 1.4 g, 11.7mm).
On one side there is what looks like a face. On the other side, what looks like a lamp or a vase.
On the other side I'll try with the three letters over an eagle right. The front looks similar to silver emission of Rhodes. Why not to start with that area.
Quote: "cyprusalexander"On the other side I'll try with the three letters over an eagle right. The front looks similar to silver emission of Rhodes. Why not to start with that area.
Troas area for me :
Reverse side seems to match with Abydos (if you can read the lettering that may help : for this city it should be "ABY"), however I don't recall having seen this kind of observe for this serie.
Quote: "Cycnos"Troas area for me :
Reverse side seems to match with Abydos (if you can read the lettering that may help : for this city it should be "ABY"), however I don't recall having seen this kind of observe for this serie.
Thanks, Cycnos.
To be honest, I can see some resemblance with the reverse of Abydos but I can't find any correspondence with the obverse (that looks like a face to me, that's why I had chosen the one with Hera's face from Chalkis) and, unfortunately, I can't read the lettering ABY.
The mystery gets deeper :D
Update: I can see a circle, as belonging to a lowercased alpha (or theta, perhaps), if it makes sense. As for the obverse, it's possible to see a jawline of a head possibly oriented to the side but it's likely that I can see it because I want it to be there :)
As for the coin linked to Numista catalog, I believe that the image has to have more similar features. Here they are too far differ.
As for the side with 'eagle' it is possible to expect ΧΕΡ for Chersonesus, but I do not remember anything for Crimea area with such Obv.
Quote: "cyprusalexander"As for the coin linked to Numista catalog, I believe that the image has to have more similar features. Here they are too far differ.
As for the side with 'eagle' it is possible to expect ΧΕΡ for Chersonesus, but I do not remember anything for Crimea area with such Obv.
Cyprusalexander, thanks.
What's your suggestion, then?
Right now the suggestion is simple: check them one by one in catalogs.
A new look at the obverse give one more idea. It could be face of Gorgon Medusa with snake like curve lines around. Then such style is known in the north coast of the Black sea for example.
