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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 1659600, member: 44183&quot;]<font size="4">Callin&#039; all Syracuse Sicily Coins (it&#039;s sprue-time!!)</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">Man, I love the characteristics of the coins from Syracuse ... ummm, what do ya call it again? ... oh yah, I love the &quot;fabric&quot; of these coins!!</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000">Please feel free to post your own coins =&gt; the more, the merrier!!</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"></span></font><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="arial"></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="arial"></font></span><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">Sicily</font></span></font><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Times New Roman"><font face="arial">, </font></font></span></font><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">Syracuse</font></span></font><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">. Hieron I AR Tetradrachm</font></span></font></font></font> <span style="color: #ff0000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">478-466 BC</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Struck circa 478-475 BC</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: 24 mm</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 16.90 grams</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: Diademed head of Arethusa right; four dolphins around</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Reference: Boehringer series IXa, 190 (V86/R130); SNG ANS –; Randazzo 356 (same dies)</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Other: 2h, Near VF, toned, test cut on reverse</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">From the Robert and Julius Diez Collection, Ex Gustav Philipsen Collection (Part I, J. Hirsch XV, 28 May 1906), lot 1132</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"></span><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="arial"></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="arial">[ATTACH]244157.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]244158.vB[/ATTACH]</font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="arial"></font></span></font><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"></span><span style="color: #0000cd">... bring it!! </span></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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