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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 2648719, member: 44183&quot;]<span style="color: #0000ff">Yup, a mere $57 US (delivered) brought this amazingly cool Phoenician baby to Northern Manitoba!!&nbsp; </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">... man, I love ancient coins ... </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; I can buy a 2400 year old silver coin for the same price as taking my sweet wife out for a nice meal (both are good times)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">I bought two humble coins tonight ... this is the first of the two</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Phoenicia, Sidon, 1/16 AR Shekel</span></b></p><p><span style="color: #000000">401-366 BC</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: 8.35 mm</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 0.72 grams</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Galley left</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: King slaying erect lion</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">References: </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Other: Cool reverse</span></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]585532[/ATTACH]</p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">... sure, the obverse is a bit weak, but the cool King and Lion made me want it!! </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Did I mention that this baby is 2400 years old (and 8 fricken mm ... seriously, how did this coin survive that long?!)</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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