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Coin ID #5496

Pordosilene (BC 450-400) Obol

ca 400 BC. AR Obol (0.58g, 6h). Young male head right, wearing tainia / ΠΟΡΔ, crab within incuse square. VF, porous. Unpublished, apparently unique. While the type is unpublished, cf. BMC Troas, p. 219, 1, for a drachm of Pordosilene with the same obverse type.

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Filename:image00315.jpg
City/Mint name:Pordosilene
Rating (11 votes):00000
Keywords:classical / silver
References:??? SNG France -; SNG Muenchen -; SNG von Aulock -; BMC –
Valuation:CNG Auc. 79 (9/2008), lot 315 ($405 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:37 KiB
Date added:Nov 26, 2008
Dimensions:484 x 253 pixels
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  [Dec 26, 2008 at 02:27 AM]
This coin is published by M. Barth- J. Stauber, Die Bucht von Adramytteion II, page 300, No. 3a,b.

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