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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 1781253, member: 44183&quot;]<font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">Ummm, what&#039;s a harpa?!!</font></span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">=&gt; a <font size="5"><span style="color: #000000"><b>&quot;harpa&quot;</b></span></font> is a denticulated sickle, which Saturn used to mutilate his father, Uranus ... and was also used by Perseus to cut-off the head of Medusa!!</font></span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">... yup, it is a pretty cool tool, if you&#039;re a myth lovin&#039; fella!! </font></span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="arial"><b>KINGS of MACEDON. Philip V, </b><b><font size="4">Æ22</font></b></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial"><font size="4">Uncertain mint in Macedon</font></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">221-179 BC</font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial"><font size="4">Struck circa 183/2-179 BC</font></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">Diameter: 22 mm</font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">Weight: 6.63 grams</font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">Obverse: <font size="4">Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin </font></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">Reverse: <font size="4">Harpa; ΔΙ monogram above; all within wreath</font></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">Reference: <font size="4">Mamroth, <i>Bronzemünzen</i> 25a; SNG Alpha Bank 1116-9; SNG München 1186-1189</font></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">Other: 9h ... Good VF, dark brown patina</font></span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">[ATTACH=full]285303[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]285304[/ATTACH] </font></span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial"><b>=&gt; super cool!!</b></font></span></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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