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<p>[QUOTE="Jbruce, post: 3009827, member: 76919"]Here's my early March order,</p><p><br /></p><p>I had my eye on this Aphrodite coin while planning a Greek Gods collection. It was a bit pricey for me but I've been budgeting it out for a few months. It is the most expensive one for me while choosing through other coins. So decided to just buy it now to knock it out of the way.</p><p><br /></p><p>I returned to see if it was still there. It was and with a price reduction. I had to jump on it. I also nabbed a Histiaia Nymph as well. This will probably conclude my March budget even though it's still February.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]746283[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Plarasa and Aphrodisias, Caria, 1st Century B.C.</b></p><p>Aphrodisias-Plarasa mint, pseudo-automomous, 1st century B.C.; obverse bust of Aphrodite right, veiled and draped, wearing stephane, earring and necklace; reverse PLAPASEWN KAI AFPODEISEIWN (or similar, none known with end of legend legible), eagle standing right on thunderbolt, head right, wings open, MY/WN in two lines in left field, XE/NO/KPA/THS / ME/NAN/DPO/Y (magistrate Xenokrates Menandrou) in nine lines in right field.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]746285[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Histiaia, Euboia, Greece, c. 4th - 3rd Century B.C.</b></p><p><b>obverse head of nymph Histiaia right, rolled hair, wearing wreath of ivy, pendant earring and necklace; reverse bull standing right, bunch of grapes (control symbol) above, ISTI below</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>To be continued.....</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jbruce, post: 3009827, member: 76919"]Here's my early March order, I had my eye on this Aphrodite coin while planning a Greek Gods collection. It was a bit pricey for me but I've been budgeting it out for a few months. It is the most expensive one for me while choosing through other coins. So decided to just buy it now to knock it out of the way. I returned to see if it was still there. It was and with a price reduction. I had to jump on it. I also nabbed a Histiaia Nymph as well. This will probably conclude my March budget even though it's still February. [ATTACH=full]746283[/ATTACH] [B]Plarasa and Aphrodisias, Caria, 1st Century B.C.[/B] Aphrodisias-Plarasa mint, pseudo-automomous, 1st century B.C.; obverse bust of Aphrodite right, veiled and draped, wearing stephane, earring and necklace; reverse PLAPASEWN KAI AFPODEISEIWN (or similar, none known with end of legend legible), eagle standing right on thunderbolt, head right, wings open, MY/WN in two lines in left field, XE/NO/KPA/THS / ME/NAN/DPO/Y (magistrate Xenokrates Menandrou) in nine lines in right field. [ATTACH=full]746285[/ATTACH] [B]Histiaia, Euboia, Greece, c. 4th - 3rd Century B.C.[/B] [B]obverse head of nymph Histiaia right, rolled hair, wearing wreath of ivy, pendant earring and necklace; reverse bull standing right, bunch of grapes (control symbol) above, ISTI below To be continued.....[/B][/QUOTE]
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