Ancient

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Type:Lydia/Persian Kings/Xerxes. ca. 450-330BC Siglos
Obverse:King running right holding a bow and a spear
Reverse:Incuse punch. Small counterstamp.
Reference:S-4683
The magnification at the right shows the counterstamp - connected spirals with a dot in the center of each.
                              
 
Type:Lydia/Persian Kings. ca. 500-450BC Siglos
Obverse:King kneeling with spear
Reverse:Oblong punch
The magnifications at the right show the counterstamps - a snake, fleur?, dots and a crescent.
                              
 
Type:Lydia/Persian Kings. ca. 500-350BC Siglos
Obverse:King kneeling with spear
Reverse:Oblong punch
The magnifications at the right show the counterstamps - an incuse square and an incuse crossed Y.
                              
 
Type:Aigina. 490-485BC Stater
Obverse:Turtle with arrow counterstamp
Reverse:Square of proto-skew pattern
Reference:S-1857
                              
 
Type:198-217 (Carcalla)
Provincial. Head of Hercules? counterstamp.
                              
 
Type:238-244 (Gordian III)
Provincial. Delta counterstamp.
                              
 
Type:590-628 (Xusro II) Dirhim
Obverse:Bust
Reverse:Altar and fire attendants
Hunnic counterstamp.
                              
 


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