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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 7807404, member: 91461&quot;]A bunch of the coins up for sale at CNG E auction 497 were being sold as from the &quot;Wise Centaur&quot; collection, including both of my wins.</p><p><img src="https://i0.wp.com/goodimprov.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/centaur-in-a-suit.jpg?resize=1140%2C934&amp;ssl=1" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>(Here he is in the wild)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://torchbearer.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/07/cent03.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>(Here he is 2,300 years later)</p><p><br /></p><p>Wondering if anyone knows who the Wise Centaur is? If they wish anonymity but didn&#039;t mind sharing via PM a additional provenance is always appreciated.</p><p><br /></p><p>On to the coins:</p><p><img src="https://www.reactiongifs.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/completely_different_monty_python.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As my CT friends know, I&#039;m always happy to pick up a new (to me) type of Macedonian shield and this ones especially cool. The swirl boss, MAKEDONAN ship prow, being silver are all part of why I am very pleased to give this little fella a new home:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1340941[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>MACEDON, The Macedonians. </b>Circa 224-197 BC. AR Tetrobol (15mm, 1.76 g). Amphipolis mint. Series II, circa 221-197 BC. Macedonian shield / Stern right; star above. ACULA Issue 10, 28 (O8/R25); HGC 3, 325. Toned, some find patina, cleaning scratches on reverse. VF.</p><p><i>From the Wise Centaur Collection.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Now, the prettier, older and more popular coin that I also won from smart Sagittarius was this Byzantion coin with a fun little quirk compared to most, it doesn&#039;t just have the KY above the Bull. Did the letters just get garbled, did the die break, is it the flying spaghetti monster!?!?!</p><p><img src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/px6SrgxWZFJYY/giphy.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>(Real footage, folks)</p><p><br /></p><p>As well, what does the Bull riding Dolphin represent, or rather, what did it represent to the people that it was minted for?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1340942[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>THRACE, Byzantion. </b>Circa 387/6-340 BC. AR Half Siglos (13.5mm, 2.32 g). Bull standing left on dolphin left / Quadripartite incuse square of mill-sail pattern. Schönert-Geiss, <i>Byzantion</i> 256–590; HGC 3, 1390. Toned, porous, a couple of scrapes, small test cut on edge. VF.</p><p><i>From the Wise Centaur Collection.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Please share any wins you had from today&#039;s CNG auction, coins from the Wise Centaur, similar types, ideas on what it all means, or observations others might not be aware of<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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