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<p>[QUOTE="Gavin Richardson, post: 3186681, member: 83956"][ATTACH=full]822042[/ATTACH] My posthumous tet, from Aka. I do not know what its "story" is, and would like to learn if someone has any insight about this issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>Purchased from David Welsh in 2004 for $160. One of my first coin purchases. David was very patient with my newbie questions that, in retrospect, might have seemed a bit offensive. I think I basically asked him, "Is this coin worth your price?" <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie65" alt=":meh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I love the coin and its distinctive eye.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was struck ca. 310 BC at Aka. Wiki says the striking city of Aka was also known as “Ptolemais" in Phoenicia (or “Akko” in Phoenician language, and “Ake” or “Akre”) and later in the Middle Ages was famous as “Acre.” The city is referenced in Acts 21:7.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gavin Richardson, post: 3186681, member: 83956"][ATTACH=full]822042[/ATTACH] My posthumous tet, from Aka. I do not know what its "story" is, and would like to learn if someone has any insight about this issue. Purchased from David Welsh in 2004 for $160. One of my first coin purchases. David was very patient with my newbie questions that, in retrospect, might have seemed a bit offensive. I think I basically asked him, "Is this coin worth your price?" :meh: I love the coin and its distinctive eye. It was struck ca. 310 BC at Aka. Wiki says the striking city of Aka was also known as “Ptolemais" in Phoenicia (or “Akko” in Phoenician language, and “Ake” or “Akre”) and later in the Middle Ages was famous as “Acre.” The city is referenced in Acts 21:7.[/QUOTE]
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