View Full Version : Pls. help w/ temple coin
adventus
01-28-2005, 09:21 AM
This coin is an AE29 w/ draped bust rt. Looks like it may have AN or ?N to the left. Reverse shows a 4 column temple, there appears to be someone standing in the middle. to the upper right there is a delta then maybe OW on the right side. Ex appears to be something like ?MW.Any ideas? :D
adventus
02-04-2005, 12:49 AM
:( Still trying to nail the temple coin. Is this a hexastyle temple? I saw something similar to it and the temple was described as hexastle. Any ideas??
Vladimir
02-04-2005, 11:48 AM
Hello Adventus!
It is not easy with this coin :(
The style of the temple is the least of the troubles ... To me it looks as a tetrastyle, but you can count the columns better with the coin in hands. If they are six - it is hexastyle, 4 - tetra, 8 - octo. It looks as there is space for one more column on each side, but I thing that they are just four.
Now the rest. Without knowing parts of the legends it is impossible to me to identify the coin. The type is very common for the Greek islands and Asia Minor. So there is a big variety of possible cities. Without knowing the city, we can not determine who’s temple is this one and who is the Goddess inside. The portrait characteristics of the obverse for this issues are not so accurate for these types, that is why without legend it is hard to decide who this is. Could you try to read the legends? This may help...
Vl.
adventus
02-27-2005, 01:38 AM
Hi Vlad - I have a better picture for you to look at. On the obv. it looks like AV under the bust and (?)A and a definite N to the upper left. On the reverse there's a Delta to the upper right and OC to the right of the temple. In ex. it appears to be maybe an MC or VC. The temple has only 4 columns :confused: and a figure standing in the middle. Any more thoughts? Thanks! --adv-- :)
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