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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:     720922      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     SELEUCID KINGDOM Issuer:     Seleucus I Nicator Date Ruled:     312-281 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Obol Date Struck:     BC circa 305/4-295 Weight:     0.56 g Obverse Description:     Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull Reverse Description:     Nike standing right, erecting trophy; H in field between Nike and trophy, [AX off flan?] Primary Reference:     Unpublished Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=84690 Notes:     Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 922 From the Robert A. Weimer Collection.The style of this example is consistent with obols of Susa, and H is a control used there in conjunction with AX. However, the H is always placed to the lower right and AX in the central position when used at Susa, where here the H is definitely in the center.

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