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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 7775298, member: 57495&quot;]Congrats, AJ!&nbsp; Its die state is truly remarkable, and the coin on the whole is an absolute beauty.&nbsp; Sometimes, good things come <i>back </i>to those who wait. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I had a similar experience with my own Gortyna stater, though I didn&#039;t have to wait quite as long as you did.&nbsp; It first came up for sale in CNG 100 in 2015 and I was disconsolate when I ended up the underbidder.&nbsp; I was never able to find another piece that appealed to me as much, so it was a pleasant surprise when it was offered again in 2020.&nbsp; I had to go higher than my previous bid for it, but I was determined not to let it get away again. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1333643[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>CRETE, Gortyna</b></p><p>AR Stater. 11.68g, 27mm x 24.5mm. CRETE, Gortyna, circa 330-270 BC. BMC Crete pg. 38, 9, pl. IX. 8 (same rev die); SNG Cop 442; Svoronos 59. O: Europa, wearing chiton with short sleeves and peplos over lower limbs, seated right in platanus tree; right hand on tree, heading resting pensively on left arm which is bent and supported by her knee. R: Bull standing right, head reverted, right hind leg lifted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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