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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 2226191, member: 74712&quot;]Well, I had been saving up for a nice Lifetime issue of an Alexander Tet, but there were a few coins that I came across that I couldn&#039;t resist.&nbsp; So, I&#039;m back to start on the Alexander coin, but I think I hit upon some nice coins to tide me over - and a no-prize award for whoever can guess the set I&#039;m trying to put together! (Still putting together full attributions - didn&#039;t want to wait to share...)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]436949[/ATTACH] </p><p>Bronze Alexander - this will act as a place holder until I get that Tet, but it was a cheap buy from ValiantKnight, which I can bring into my classroom and let the kids handle.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]436952[/ATTACH] </p><p>Another purchase from ValiantKnight - Commemorative celebrating the city of Constantinople</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]436954[/ATTACH] </p><p>Mauryan Empire stamped silver, showing the stamp of King Ashoka</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]436956[/ATTACH] </p><p>A Chinese <i>Wu Zhu </i>- The seller attributed it to the reign of Emperor Han Wudi.&nbsp; I would like this to be the case, but these are so difficult to attribute to the right time that I am skeptical.&nbsp; At the very least, this coin acts as representative of the type of coins which were first being cast during Wudi&#039;s Reign.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]436958[/ATTACH] </p><p>Still awaiting the arrival of this coin (so these are the seller&#039;s pictures - obviously much nicer than my own!).&nbsp; A Persian Siglos from the time of Darius I to Xerxes II (485-420 B.C.).&nbsp; I&#039;m quite pleased with this one, and love the counter stamps.&nbsp; looking forward to getting this one in hand!</p><p><br /></p><p>Those are all the new ones!&nbsp; For good measure, this coin was already in my collection, but serves as a part of the set I&#039;m putting together:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]436960[/ATTACH] </p><p>Bactrian Kingdom</p><p>Menander I, 1165/55-130 B.C.</p><p>AR Drachm, 13mm x 2.4 grams</p><p>Obverse: His Laureate Bust right</p><p>Reverse: Athena Alkidemos advancing left, hurling thunderbolt and raising shield[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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