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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 4615190, member: 57495"]That's a nice group. I especially like seeing the variety of reverses on the silver fractions. Regarding the bull butting, this is what's suggested in HGC 5: </p><p>"<i>The bull obverse is generally considered to represent the rushing waters of the Asopos River that flows through Phleiasia.</i>"</p><p><br /></p><p>I only have two, a silver and a bronze. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1143104[/ATTACH]<b>PHLIASIA, Phlious</b></p><p>AR Hemidrachm. 2.37g, 15mm. PHLIASIA, Phlious, circa 280 - 270 BC. HGC 5, 147 (S); SNG Copenhagen 11, BCD Peloponnesos 141-143 (Group 2). O: Bull butting left. R: Large phi within ivy wreath with 6 inner leaves, topped by rosette of five berries.</p><p><i>Ex BCD Collection; ex Pegasi XXIX (6 Nov 2013), Lot 128</i> </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1143105[/ATTACH]<b>PHLIASIA, Phlious</b></p><p>AE Chalkous. 1.8g, 12.1mm, PHLIASIA, Phlius, circa 400-350 BC. HGC 5, 172 (S); BCD Peloponessos 106-111. O: Bull butting left, head lowered and facing. R: Large phi surrounded by four pellets.</p><p><i>Ex BCD Collection; ex Joseph J. Copeland Collection </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 4615190, member: 57495"]That's a nice group. I especially like seeing the variety of reverses on the silver fractions. Regarding the bull butting, this is what's suggested in HGC 5: "[I]The bull obverse is generally considered to represent the rushing waters of the Asopos River that flows through Phleiasia.[/I]" I only have two, a silver and a bronze. [ATTACH=full]1143104[/ATTACH][B]PHLIASIA, Phlious[/B] AR Hemidrachm. 2.37g, 15mm. PHLIASIA, Phlious, circa 280 - 270 BC. HGC 5, 147 (S); SNG Copenhagen 11, BCD Peloponnesos 141-143 (Group 2). O: Bull butting left. R: Large phi within ivy wreath with 6 inner leaves, topped by rosette of five berries. [I]Ex BCD Collection; ex Pegasi XXIX (6 Nov 2013), Lot 128[/I] [ATTACH=full]1143105[/ATTACH][B]PHLIASIA, Phlious[/B] AE Chalkous. 1.8g, 12.1mm, PHLIASIA, Phlius, circa 400-350 BC. HGC 5, 172 (S); BCD Peloponessos 106-111. O: Bull butting left, head lowered and facing. R: Large phi surrounded by four pellets. [I]Ex BCD Collection; ex Joseph J. Copeland Collection [/I][/QUOTE]
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