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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 8113059, member: 91461&quot;]I see we had very similar years.</p><p>I got a coin from Gortyna too:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1411676[/ATTACH]</p><p>Crete. Gortyna circa 85-82 BC.</p><p>Bronze Æ</p><p>12 mm, 2,06 g</p><p>Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos / Bull standing right, with head lowered, [ΓΟΡΤ] below.</p><p>nearly very fine</p><p>Svoronos, Numismatique de la Crete ancienne 188 var. (kerykeion above bull); SNG Copenhagen 454-6 var. (bull butting); cf. CNG E-345, lot 41. Previous Savoca silver 95 lot 94 Feb 2021.</p><p>Purchased from Savoca November 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>A early coin of Lydia:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1411677[/ATTACH]</p><p>Kroisos</p><p>Lydia. Sardeis. 564-539 BC. 1/12 Stater AR 6mm., 0,70g. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse square punch. nearly very fine Berk 26-7; Traité I 413; SNG Kayhan I 1020-1. nearly very fine. Purchased from Savoca Sept 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>A pretty lady from Sicily with dolphin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1411680[/ATTACH]</p><p>(OK, I&#039;m actually pretty in love with this one)</p><p><br /></p><p>Sicily. Syracuse. Dionysos I (406-367 BC). AE Hemilitron. Obv. Head of Arethusa left, wearing necklace, hair bound in ampyx and sphendone; olive leaves behind. Rev. Dolphin swimming right; Σ Y P A and cockle shell below. CNS II 24/1-7; HGC 2 1480. AE. 2.58 g. 16.00 mm. Good VF.</p><p>Purchased from Artemide Aste Aug 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>And a gorgon:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1411681[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>See, pretty much the same coins and the same Collector<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />under different handles. </p><p><br /></p><p>In all seriousness, wonderful coins top to bottom. You KNOW it was a good year when that Doson masterpiece is not even in the top 5.</p><p>Does it mean I&#039;m superstitious if your gorgon is so real looking that I&#039;m actually afraid to look at it?<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie67" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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