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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2682290, member: 51347&quot;]Congrats [USER=44183]@stevex6[/USER] on the capture!!!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Must be a be-aitch to balance vehicles (merely a &quot;want&quot;) vs. Ancients (a definite NEED in life!!!)&nbsp; Looks like you are winning with the great new coins you have been posting!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; I am learning from the Master!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]599853[/ATTACH] </p><p>Thessaly Larissa 344-337 BCE AR Obol 0.68g Nymph Larissa Horse Grazing SNG Cop 1</p><p><br /></p><p>COMMENT: I love this little gal because of its history:&nbsp; Phillip II of Makedon was the Mastermind of several military, political, and economic FIRSTS for the Western World.&nbsp; Brilliant-brilliant man, who was underrated as perhaps one of the West&#039;s most significant influencers of Western History down to this day.&nbsp; He was the Father of Alexander III who went on to be the Great solely because of his Father&#039;s incredible vision.&nbsp; He controlled Thessaly (at their REQUEST), but Thessaly became a problem child because they were doing economically MUCH better than they reported to Philip... BECAUSE he noticed they were producing MASS amounts of COINAGE!&nbsp; He had to get down to Larissa and put down a rebellion... (&quot;Cat&#039;s away, mouse will play&quot; type thing.)&nbsp; LOL, this coin was probably part of the evidence Philip II had to &quot;Go Medieval&quot; on the Thessalians!&nbsp; (Wow, did I just say &quot;Medieval&quot;?&nbsp; I should have said &quot;Dark Ages&quot; on them. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; )&nbsp; (Sorry [USER=74712]@FitzNigel[/USER] , I had to pull your leg, Dude... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )</p><p><br /></p><p>I have read a lot about Philip II&#039;s history, but a recent book is excellent:</p><p><font size="5">Philip II of Macedonia: Greater than Alexander</font></p><p><font size="5">Richard A. Gabriel</font></p><p><br /></p><p>EVEN BETTER:&nbsp; This Obol was given to me in kind friendship from a great coin-friend![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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