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<p>[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 1683745, member: 44183"]<span style="color: #0000ff">I thought the elephant reverse looked pretty sharp on this coin, so I snagged it!!</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"></span><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="3"><font face="Arial">SYRIA</font></font></span><font size="3"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial">, Seleukid Kings</font></span></font></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"><font size="3">Antiochos VI Dionysos</font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">145-142 BC</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Antioch</font><font face="Arial"> mint</font></span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: 22 mm</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 8.21 grams</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Diademed and radiate head right </span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Reverse: BASILEWS ANTIOCOU [E]PIFANOUS [DION]</font><font face="Arial">US</font><font face="Arial">[OU], Elephant standing left; STA above control mark in right field</font></span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Reference: Houghton 249; SNG Spaer 1774ff</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Other: VF, dark green patina, earthen highlights</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH]252804.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]252805.vB[/ATTACH]</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">... I love the desert patina on these coins!!</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 1683745, member: 44183"][COLOR=#0000ff]I thought the elephant reverse looked pretty sharp on this coin, so I snagged it!! [/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]SYRIA[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][SIZE=3][COLOR=#ff0000][FONT=Arial], Seleukid Kings[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=#ff0000][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Antiochos VI Dionysos[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]145-142 BC[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Antioch[/FONT][FONT=Arial] mint[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Diameter: 22 mm[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Weight: 8.21 grams[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Obverse: Diademed and radiate head right [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Reverse: BASILEWS ANTIOCOU [E]PIFANOUS [DION][/FONT][FONT=Arial]US[/FONT][FONT=Arial][OU], Elephant standing left; STA above control mark in right field[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Reference: Houghton 249; SNG Spaer 1774ff[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Other: VF, dark green patina, earthen highlights[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH]252804.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]252805.vB[/ATTACH] ... I love the desert patina on these coins!![/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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