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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     18494      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     CALABRIA City:     Tarentum Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Diobol Date Struck:     B.C. c. 280 - 228 Diameter:     11.2 mm Weight:     0.893 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Description:     Head of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple crested helmet decorated with olive wreath Reverse Legend:     ΦΙ Reverse Description:     Herakles stands left, naked, wrestling the giant Antaeus, lifting him off the ground, club between legs (horizontal only top edge on flan), ΦΙ right Mint:     Tarentum Primary Reference:     BMC p. 208, 376 Reference2:     Vlasto 1443 var (club right) Reference3:     SNG ANS 1470 var Reference4:     SNG München 761 var, HN Italy 1063 var Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=17533

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