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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 2721417, member: 44183&quot;]<span style="color: #0000ff">Yup, today was a mighty fine day in Coin-Land, my friends!!</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; I scored &quot;4&quot; sweet targets!! (at nice enough prices too ... I&#039;m thinking that the up-coming CNG printed auction kept a few dudes from big-spending at today&#039;s e-auction?) ... regardless ... &quot;CHA-CHING&quot;</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Doug actually showed TIF and I this coin a couple of weeks ago (it was one of his coin-targets) ... but as it grew closer to the auction I contacted Doug and we determined that I was far more horny for this puppy than he was, so he gave me the green-light to chase this baby to the finish-line!! </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255)">... in the end, it wasn&#039;t a blood-bath ($130 Hammer ... $100 initial estimate)</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">... anyway ... </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">I loved this cartoonish looking coin when he showed it to me ... and I knew/hoped that it was comin&#039; home to The North ... </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; and it did!! </span></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">SICILY, Akragas, Æ Onkia</span></b></p><p>Circa 425/0-410/06 BC</p><p>Diameter: 14 mm</p><p>Weight: 1.65 grams</p><p>Obverse: Crab</p><p>Reverse: Head of eagle right</p><p>Reference: CNS 87; HGC 2, 153</p><p>Other: 11h … dark green patina, some cleaning marks under beak</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]616651[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><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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