Topcat7 Posted June 24 · Member Share Posted June 24 (edited) Through the wear, (and 'crud'), I believe that this 1.92 gm., AE7.1 mm, Greek coin is from Aptera in Crete, and dates from 250-67 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / Lyre Svoronos 42, SNG Cop.336, Traeger 11. I am seeking confirmation, (or another attribution if I am wrong). Thanking you, in anticipation . . . Edited June 24 by Topcat7 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor kirispupis Posted June 24 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted June 24 I don't believe this attribution is correct. AFAIK Aptera minted three bronze types we know of, but only one during the period you mention. This does not resemble any of them. For reference, here's my Aptera. Crete, Aptera 3rd-2nd centuries BCE AE 5.72g D/ T. fém. à g., coiffée de la stéphané. R/ Torche allumée. De part et d'autre, ΑΠΤΑ-Ρ[ΑΙΩΝ]. Svoronos, Crète, 16, pl. I, 20 In terms of where it's actually from: that's difficult to say given the wear. I thought the reverse was a lyre, but it could be a tripod. The obverse may be Apollo, but it could be someone else. The style suggests a 2nd century Greek coin. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcat7 Posted June 25 · Member Author Share Posted June 25 @kirispupis Thank you for your reply. This is the (acsearch) reference I was using (if that helps). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted June 25 · Member Share Posted June 25 (edited) The obverse/reverse combination is very generic and I think it will be difficult to find an exact match. This is a candidate: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3052375 Edited June 25 by ambr0zie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesiod Posted June 25 · Member Share Posted June 25 Pretty sure your coin is far too underweight to match the attribution you gave it, but so little survives and theming on your coin is so common it's pretty hard to pinpoint what it is 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted June 26 · Member Share Posted June 26 @Hesiod - True, but this was the lightest and smallest diameter I found playing on Isegrim (if you meant my attribution) I know some Greek cities minted very small bronze coins - Gergis, Gargara, but the reverse doesn't match with the examples I know of. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesiod Posted June 26 · Member Share Posted June 26 12 hours ago, ambr0zie said: the reverse doesn't match with the examples I know of. Yeah, it's a bit hard to tell what's to the left of the lyre –– a legend? a control of some sort? just bronze issues? and the lack of any possibly surviving legend (or certainty of lack thereof) makes it hard to determine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcat7 Posted June 28 · Member Author Share Posted June 28 Thank you to those who contributed. Lots to think of there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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