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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 1901062, member: 15445&quot;]This thread has me in a bit of a conundrum.&nbsp; I have a favorite Greek silver coin but no Greek Bronze.&nbsp; I also have a favorite Roman Bronze but no favorite Roman silver.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I’ll post today’s favorite Greek AR and Roman AE.&nbsp; Both these coins are roughly the size of a US silver dollar.&nbsp; They are easy to see &amp; delightful to hold.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]325009[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>ATTICA, Athens</b></p><p><b>AR Tetradrachm</b></p><p><b>130 – 29 B.C.</b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>16.77 gms, 31 mm</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Head of Athena facing right with double-crested Attic helmet adorned with Pegasos.</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Owl standing right on fallen am-phora with head facing, elephant symbol to right, all within olivewreath. The letter E on amphoraME in exergue. Upper field around owl A-OE and ANT-OXOΣ.&nbsp; Left field continues with KAPA/IXOΣ/ΣKY/MNO/Σ [magistrates Antiochos, Karaichosand Skymnos]. <b>Grade:</b> AU with good centering and strike confirmed by NGC opinion. Some porosity at obverse otherwise as struck with good tone &amp; luster.</p><p><b>Other:</b> “New Style” Athenian Tetradrachm w/ ref. to Syrian king Antiochus and the invasion of Mithradates. Purchased in an NGC slab from Pegasi Numismatics September 2013. Thompson 397h.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]325010[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>ROMAN EGYPT </b></p><p><b>&nbsp;ALEXANDRIA</b></p><p><b>Hadrian</b></p><p><b>AE Drachm</b></p><p><b>117-138 A.D.</b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>27.00 grams,&nbsp; 34 mm.</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Laur. Dr. Cuirassed bust right AYT.KAI (Hadrian).APIC.CEB</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Hadrian in quadriga of elephants right. LENΔE.KATOV</p><p><b>Grade:</b> Fine light chocolate brown color</p><p><b>Other:</b> Sear 1175 (pg 151) B.M.C.G.860 Milne 1216var.,&nbsp; Koln 967var.</p><p>Rare 15 leg variety much like the USA 3-legged buffalo nickel?</p><p>On the obverse legend: AYT= AVTOKPATOP = Emperor</p><p>KAI= KAICAP = Caesar</p><p>APIC.CEB = Optimus Augustus</p><p>Ex John Jencek of San Mateo Calif., From Eye Appealing Coins 11/2013.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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