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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 1659635, member: 44183&quot;]<span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman">“Kainon“, </font></font></span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4">SICILY</font></span><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4">, AE22, griffin / horse</font></span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #000000">mid 4th Century BC (365-360 BC)</span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: 22 mm</span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Weight: 11.08 grams</font></span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse: </font></span></font></font><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman">Griffin</font></font></font></span><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial"> springing left over irregular ground (“club”)</font></span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial">Reverse: Horse prancing left, trailing rein; below, KAINON</font></span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial">Reference: SNG ANS 1169 </font></span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial">Other: Dark patina. Very fine </font></span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial"><br /></font></span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial">The Kainon bronzes have traditionally been attributed to the mint of Alaisa, but they should probably be best regarded as mercenary issues from an unknown mint. </font></span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial"><br /></font></span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial">[ATTACH]244185.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]244186.vB[/ATTACH]</font></span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial"><br /></font></span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial"></font></span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial">... okay fine, I admit that this may not be from Syracuse, but it&#039;s still from Sicily and I felt that it belonged with it&#039;s bros!!</font></span></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial"></font></span></font><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial"></font></span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial"></font></span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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