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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2684166, member: 10461&quot;]<font size="5"><font face="Georgia">Put away thy smiting rod, [USER=112]@GDJMSP[/USER]!&nbsp; No modspank necessary- this thread is Rated G! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">I meant&nbsp; &quot;Erotic&quot; <i>literally</i>, as in, <i>&quot;this coin has a portrait of Eros on it&quot;</i>.&nbsp; </font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">I have been in inactive &quot;hiatus&quot; mode for most of this year so far.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="3">(To the embarrassing detriment of the &quot;Epic Treasure Hunting Game&quot; I&#039;ve been running on the Contests forum- my apologies to those players- eventually I will resurrect that from the carbonite it is frozen in).&nbsp; </font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">But my numismatic and forum absence hasn&#039;t <i>totally</i> prevented me from peeking out of my hole occasionally and snatching a passing coin or two.&nbsp; This one came from [USER=76086]@Ken Dorney[/USER] last month.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><b><font size="5">Seleukid Kingdom, Antiochos IX Philopater, 113 - 95 BC, AE18</font></b></p><p><a href="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/52/Q/6/Qte86kPpKM5d4sfKn3HQ2Znzr9SqNa.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/52/Q/6/Qte86kPpKM5d4sfKn3HQ2Znzr9SqNa.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/52/Q/6/Qte86kPpKM5d4sfKn3HQ2Znzr9SqNa.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Seleucid Kingdom, Antiochos IX Philopater, 113 - 95 BC</p><p>AE18, Phoenician Mint, 112 - 101 BC, 6.69 grams</p><p>Obverse: Winged bust of Eros right.</p><p>Reverse: Nike advancing left holding wreath, date in left field.</p><p>HGC9,1254 // SC2388</p><p>A charming coin type, this example with lovely earthen highlights.</p></blockquote><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">What can I say?&nbsp; I&#039;m a sucker for sandy patina and I like Seleucid bronze.&nbsp; I think it packs a lot of bang for the buck, generally speaking.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t really &quot;need&quot; this coin, but... well... you know.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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