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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2224203, member: 56859&quot;]Nice pod of dolphins, Steve!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>D</b>olphin</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_7b2de20fa2f9493b92586ff830e4c774.jpg_srb_p_1000_625_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles</b> </p><p>310-305 BCE</p><p>AR tetradrachm, 17.40 g, 24 mm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; head of the nymph Arethusa left, wearing grain wreath, earring and necklace; around, three dolphins; under, monogram (NK?)</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, fast chariot charioteer leads to left, holding reins and kentron; above, triskeles; in exergue, monogram</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Ierardi 12 (O2-R8); SNG Copenhagen 573 var., SNG ANS 637</p><p>The story of its acquisition is <a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!adventures-in-bidland/c1ekz" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!adventures-in-bidland/c1ekz" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_5b7e78c17a564e72a673e3b2199314dc.jpg_srb_p_800_400_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>LUCANIA, Velia</b></p><p>305-290 BCE</p><p>AR didrachm, 17.5 mm, 7.3 gm</p><p>Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet, decorated with griffin; at left, A</p><p>Rev: YEΛHTΩN; lion standing on exergual line; above dolphin between I and Φ</p><p>Ref: SNG ANS 1375-6</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_b6d15eeba7294202b502e868f90565d1.jpg_srb_p_1000_495_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Sicily, Syracuse.&nbsp; Hieron II</b></p><p>275-216 BCE</p><p>Æ 23, 7.4 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; diademed head of Poseidon left</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; IEP-ΩNOΣ Trident upright; on either side, dolphin</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Calciati 194</p><p><i>I have tried a half dozen times to take good pictures of this coin and still don&#039;t have a good set.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_8e06bad0c82747db9f5c5e8530bbdfe7.jpg_srb_p_1000_513_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>CALABRIA, Tarentum</b></p><p>325-280 BCE</p><p>AR litra, 11 mm, 0.56 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; cockle shell</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; dolphin right, trident below (I think it might be a bunch of grapes)</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Vlasto 1530 (if grapes rather than trident, Vlasto 1527)</p><p><i>Freed from its slab, NGC Choice VF 5/5-3/5; cert# 3601372-003</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_968b9ed4ebda4bbfb04163ef337317ef.jpg_srb_p_1000_520_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>THRACE. Byzantion</b></p><p>340-320 BCE</p><p>AR siglos, 17 mm, 5.0 gm</p><p>Obv: Heifer standing left on dolphin swimming to left</p><p>Rev: Incuse mill-sail pattern</p><p>Ref: SNG BM Black Sea 21[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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