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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1936646, member: 56859&quot;]Man I love that coin!&nbsp; Thanks for the thorough write-up... it saves me some homework. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my Agathokles, with AncientJoe&#039;s backdrop. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]334951[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles (317-289 BC)</b></p><p><b>310-305 BC</b></p><p>AR tetradrachm, 17.40 g, 24 mm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; head of the nymph Arethusa left, wearing grain wreath, earring and necklace; around, three dolphins; under, monogram (NK?)</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, fast chariot charioteer leads to left, holding reins and kentron; above, triskeles; in exergue, monogram</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Ierardi 9; SNG Copenhagen 573 var., SNG ANS 637</p><p><br /></p><p>The minting date range for mine is the same as for AJ&#039;s coin.&nbsp;&nbsp; Given the information in his write-up, I wonder about the dates.&nbsp; Was mine minted earlier?&nbsp; Were the two styles minted concurrently?&nbsp; I haven&#039;t looked up the cited references for my coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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