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<p>[QUOTE="expat, post: 26638627, member: 111067"]<a href="https://media.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2025_11/IMG_7116.webp.83f7e6d35103b6658b2eb3b2ac653a9e.webp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://media.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2025_11/IMG_7116.webp.83f7e6d35103b6658b2eb3b2ac653a9e.webp" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://media.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2025_11/IMG_7116.webp.83f7e6d35103b6658b2eb3b2ac653a9e.webp" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>Aspendos, Pamphylia</p><p>AR Stater, ca. 400-380 BC.</p><p>(23 mm, 10.58 g)</p><p>Obv.: Two naked wrestlers, grappling, AΦ between them.</p><p>Rev.: EITFΔIIYΣ, Slinger standing right, triskeles rotating left in right field.</p><p>Ref.: McGill II, 297.Legend varient</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin has everything I wanted on one coin. Two wrestlers, a tryskelion image, and engraved in fine Greek style. I had been looking for an acceptable issue for a while. This issue is pretty scare with a left rotating triskels placed in the right field. In addition, the artistry of the Ancient Greek engravers and their ability to portray realistic, lifelike figures, makes this a truly iconic issue.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1699054[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="expat, post: 26638627, member: 111067"][URL='https://media.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2025_11/IMG_7116.webp.83f7e6d35103b6658b2eb3b2ac653a9e.webp'][IMG]https://media.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2025_11/IMG_7116.webp.83f7e6d35103b6658b2eb3b2ac653a9e.webp[/IMG][/URL] Aspendos, Pamphylia AR Stater, ca. 400-380 BC. (23 mm, 10.58 g) Obv.: Two naked wrestlers, grappling, AΦ between them. Rev.: EITFΔIIYΣ, Slinger standing right, triskeles rotating left in right field. Ref.: McGill II, 297.Legend varient This coin has everything I wanted on one coin. Two wrestlers, a tryskelion image, and engraved in fine Greek style. I had been looking for an acceptable issue for a while. This issue is pretty scare with a left rotating triskels placed in the right field. In addition, the artistry of the Ancient Greek engravers and their ability to portray realistic, lifelike figures, makes this a truly iconic issue. [ATTACH=full]1699054[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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