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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 1772876, member: 44183&quot;]<font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">Oooops ... </font></span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">Yah, unfortunately when I fall off of the wagon, it&#039;s usually more of a dramatic dive with a slightly suspect landing, followed by several yards of skidding and tumbling, eventually comin&#039; to a dusty and abrupt stop!!!</font></span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">eh-heh-heh ... this is the 2nd coin of a 5-coin splurge!!! </font></span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b><font face="arial">IONIA, Ephesos, Æ19</font></b></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Uncertain magistrate</span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Late 2nd-early 1st century BC</span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: 19 mm</span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 3.71 grams</span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Bee in wreath</span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: Stag standing right; palm tree in background, monogram (faint) to right</span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Reference: SNG Copenhagen 299-303</span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Other: 12h … VF, nice green patina</span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><i><span style="color: #000000">From the JMG Collection</span></i></font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><i><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><i><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><i><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">[ATTACH=full]282245[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]282246[/ATTACH]</span></font></i></span></font></i></span></font></i></font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000ff">Once again, this coin is a bit rough ... but geesh, I just love coins that look like they&#039;ve been livin&#039; in a few togas during the past 2000 or so years, eh</span>?</span></span></span></span></font></span></font></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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