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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 8170231, member: 56859&quot;]That&#039;s a very nice example of the type, [USER=80952]@ambr0zie[/USER] <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So many!!&nbsp; Remember when CT discussions caused a run on the Amisos bronzes showing Perseus holding the decapitated head of Medusa, her body still gushing blood?</p><p><br /></p><p>I ended up with three <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/pontosamisosbeheadedmedusa-med-jpg.313943/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttp%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252525252Fmedia%252525252Fae43f8_ed6209db5c094d73bfec979bc4c4f097.jpg_srb_p_850_418_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb%25252526hash%2525253D496041e5b0be41de3ed4a81421402124%252526hash%25253D4020f17f0d8cab366843ba1e5e86939b%2526hash%253De1c26dea74a7668749e63add9dfcd811%26hash%3D2590c95379f261fb4ed2e908de4a2b5c&amp;hash=398444214131e8cb8122e2af74975229" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/pontos-perseus-medusa-3-jpg.535786/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>PONTOS, Amisos</b></p><p>85-65 BCE, time of Mithradates VI Eupator</p><p>AE, all are ~27-29 mm</p><p>Obv: helmeted head of Athena right; helmet decorated with griffin</p><p>Rev: AMIΣOY; Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and head of Medusa, Medusa&#039;s body at his feet, blood gushing from the neck</p><p><br /></p><p>There were similar flurries of buying for other coins.&nbsp; There was a time when everyone had to get their own COWabunga heifer-riding-dolphin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Flizditz.typepad.com%2Fphotos%2Funcategorized%2Fsurfing_cow.jpg&amp;hash=b0d075d65ee3103eabedf951ad4c3722" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252525252Fmedia%252525252Fae43f8_968b9ed4ebda4bbfb04163ef337317ef.jpg%252525252Fv1%252525252Ffill%252525252Fw_1000%252525252Ch_520%252525252Cal_c%252525252Cq_90%252525252Fae43f8_968b9ed4ebda4bbfb04163ef337317ef.jpg%25252526hash%2525253D6599a610d8376d52542a63a42ae6fd54%252526hash%25253D2d6d050905c9c97c78182a16d5c76cb2%2526hash%253D0c8a95a5a3a791840bc0426af6c2da7a%26hash%3D4e581bcb43eac25c7fa6f5bca43ad8de&amp;hash=502989e77759269cbd954383d8bb287f" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>THRACE, Byzantion</b></p><p>340-320 BCE</p><p>AR siglos, 17 mm, 5.0 gm</p><p>Obv: Heifer standing left on dolphin swimming to left</p><p>Rev: Incuse mill-sail pattern</p><p>Ref: SNG BM Black Sea 21</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/byzantion-halfsiglos-rt-jpg.714640/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>THRACE, Byzantion</b></p><p>Circa 340-320 BCE</p><p>AR; Half Siglos; 14 mm, 2.53 gm</p><p>Obv: monogram; Bovine standing left on dolphin left</p><p>Rev: Quadripartite incuse square of mill sail pattern</p><p>Ref: Schönert-Geiss 291. SNG BM Black Sea 36–41[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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