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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1842356, member: 56859&quot;]I&#039;ve been watching for a good example of this Athena-facing Klazomenai issue and nabbed this one last month.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have several Klazomenai coins featuring a winged boar but didn&#039;t have this type.&nbsp; As a bonus, since it has a ram on the reverse it also fits with my Pink Floyd Animals collection <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]306220[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ionia, Klazomenai. Mid-late 4th century B.C.</b></p><p>Æ18 mm, 4.35 g</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; Bust of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; KLAΖOMEN/AIΩN in two lines above, ram walking right; in right field, trophy</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; SNG Munich 484; SNG Copenhagen 86.</p><p><br /></p><p>The triple crested helmet reminds me of a jester&#039;s cap.&nbsp; Or something Mayan, especially with that necklace.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an interesting and brief article about facing portraits in <a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=90806" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=90806" rel="nofollow">CNG archives</a>, scroll down below the coin attribution.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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