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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 2606893, member: 44183&quot;]<span style="color: #0000ff">I bought this coin a few days ago, but I&#039;m paying for it in 2017 (first budget-blood of 2017)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Yah, I am a huge fan of these Rose-coins from Rhodes ... I think that they&#039;re beautiful</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">This particular winner, has an amazingly generous flan, plus a very cool double-strike on the obverse (a 2nd head in the background, which doesn&#039;t distract the viewer&#039;s view of the wonderful primary strike of Helios) </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">... oh, and then add-in that ridiculously sweet toning and I think this baby is a total winner!!</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Please put your coin-hands together and welcome my first coin-purchase of 2017 ... </span></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Rhodes (Islands of Caria) AR Hemidrachm</span></b></p><p>Date: 88-84 BC</p><p>Diameter: 14.42 mm</p><p>Weight: 1.2 grams</p><p>Obverse: Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right.</p><p>Reverse: Rose with bud right; P - O at sides star right, ΜΗΝΟΔΩΡΟΣ above (Menodoros, magistrate)</p><p>References: Jenkins 247</p><p>Characteristics: Obverse double struck</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]569941[/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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