Any ideas what this is? (Ancient coin)
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I've had this for a while, but I can't figure out exactly what it is. I suspect it's a Roman coin, used in Greece or the eastern provinces.
It's bronze or copper, Approx 24mm diameter, 4 mm thick
On the obverse it has portrait facing right, with what appears to be a wreath on head
The inscription appears to be in Greek. It's certainly not latin.
On the reverse, there's a female in a doorway with a bird in left hand, and what appears to be a snake in raised right hand. I presume this is Athena.
There's Letter L to left and Pi to rightof the figure.
Any ideas?
It's bronze or copper, Approx 24mm diameter, 4 mm thick
On the obverse it has portrait facing right, with what appears to be a wreath on head
The inscription appears to be in Greek. It's certainly not latin.
On the reverse, there's a female in a doorway with a bird in left hand, and what appears to be a snake in raised right hand. I presume this is Athena.
There's Letter L to left and Pi to rightof the figure.
Any ideas?
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With that information, I found this, which matches perfectly
Described on http://www258.pair.com/denarius/cgi-bin/plainer.pl?file=a
as
Emmett 3823(13),
Milne 4117
AE Tetradrachm
Obv:
Laureate draped bust right
Rev:
Nike standing left, wings spread, raising wreath in right hand, holding palm in left. Regnal year across fields.