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<p>[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 1675299, member: 44183"]<font size="4">... anyway ... </font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">I loved my first Perseus & Medusa coin so much, that I couldn't resist this second version ... </font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">Yah, I agree that it might not be quite as nice as the original, but it was "half" the price, plus it is still so cool ... full points!!</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #ff0000">New Purchase:</span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #ff0000"></span></font><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman">PONTOS, Amisos Æ28</font></font></span><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Circa 105-85 BC</font></span></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Diameter: 28 mm</font></span></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Weight: 17.87 grams</font></span></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with griffin / </font></span></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></span></font><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse: Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and head of Medusa; at feet, body of Medusa</font></span></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Reference: SNG BM Black Sea 1166-8 var. (different right monogram); SNG Stancomb 683 var. (no right monogram); RG 17; HGC 7, 238</font></span></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Other: 12h ... Near EF, dark green patina, scattered roughness</font></span></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman">[ATTACH]249694.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]249695.vB[/ATTACH]</font></span></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></span></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></span></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman">Original Purchase:</font></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman">PONTOS, Amisos Æ30</font></font></span></span></font></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman">109-89 BC</font></span></font></span></font></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Diameter: 29.7 mm</font></span></font></span></font></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Weight: 19.1 grams</font></span></font></span></font></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse: Helemeted head of Athena</font></span></font></span></font></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></font></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse: Perseus, holding harpa in right hand, Medusa's head in left and Medusa's body at his feet</font></span></font></span></font></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman">[ATTACH]249701.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]249702.vB[/ATTACH]</font></span></font></span></font></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #ff0000"></span></font></font></span></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 1675299, member: 44183"][SIZE=4]... anyway ... I loved my first Perseus & Medusa coin so much, that I couldn't resist this second version ... Yah, I agree that it might not be quite as nice as the original, but it was "half" the price, plus it is still so cool ... full points!! [FONT=arial][COLOR=#ff0000]New Purchase: [/COLOR][/FONT][COLOR=#0000ff][SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman]PONTOS, Amisos Æ28[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=#ff0000][SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]Circa 105-85 BC[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]Diameter: 28 mm[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]Weight: 17.87 grams[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with griffin / [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]Reverse: Perseus standing facing, [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE]holding harpa and head of Medusa; at feet, body of Medusa[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]Reference: SNG BM Black Sea 1166-8 var. (different right monogram); SNG Stancomb 683 var. (no right monogram); RG 17; HGC 7, 238 Other: 12h ... Near EF, dark green patina, scattered roughness [ATTACH]249694.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]249695.vB[/ATTACH] [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman] Original Purchase: [COLOR=#ff0000][COLOR=#0000ff][SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman]PONTOS, Amisos Æ30[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]109-89 BC[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]Diameter: 29.7 mm[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]Weight: 19.1 grams[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]Obverse: Helemeted head of Athena[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]Reverse: Perseus, holding harpa in right hand, Medusa's head in left and Medusa's body at his feet [ATTACH]249701.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]249702.vB[/ATTACH][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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