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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 2368723, member: 44183&quot;]<span style="color: #0000ff">Well, I started-out just bidding-on the super cool fourree ... but then I started thinking that it&#039;d be better to have an authentic example to emphasize the cool-factor</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; and here is the end result ... </span></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Hermaios. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Fourrée AR Drachm</span></b></p><p>Circa 105-90 BC</p><p>Diameter: 17 mm</p><p>Weight: 1.88 grams</p><p>Obverse: Hermaios on horse right</p><p>Reverse: Zeus enthroned facing slightly left, raising hand and holding scepter; monogram to right</p><p>Reference: Cf. Senior, Hermaios H2cD; cf. Bopearachchi 8A; cf. HGC 12, 296 (all refs for official issue)</p><p>Other: 12h … toned, some deposits and breaks in plating</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]484079[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Antialkidas Nikephoros, AR Drachm</span></b></p><p>Circa 130-120 BC</p><p>Diameter: 17 mm</p><p>Weight: 2.46 grams</p><p>Obverse: Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear</p><p>Reverse: Zeus seated facing slightly left, holding Nike and scepter; to left, forepart of elephant right; monogram to right</p><p>Reference: Bopearachchi 12A; HGC 12, 258</p><p>Other: 12h … toned, minor porosity</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]484080[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; oh, and here are the two new reverses in a pose-down with each other ... </span></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]484082[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]484081[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">... yah, I thought it was a pretty cool score&nbsp; </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">I stole both examples &quot;under their initial estimates&quot; (cha-ching!)</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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