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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 2601185, member: 44183&quot;](December 25th)</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><b>=&gt; Christmas Day</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><b><b><font size="6">#1 - Winna-Winna</font></b></b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>THESSALY, Pherai. Alexander. Tyrant</b></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Æ Chalkous</span></b></p><p>369-359 BC</p><p>Diameter: 13 mm</p><p>Weight: 2.07 grams</p><p>Obverse: Head of Jason right, wearing petasos</p><p>Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝ [Δ]ΡΟ[Υ], lower leg of horse right</p><p>Reference: Rogers 521; BCD Thessaly I 1314 var. (arrangement of ethnic); BCD Thessaly II 706; HGC 4, 583</p><p>Other: 4h … dark green-brown patina</p><p><i>From the BCD Collection</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><b><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/thessaly-pherai-horse-hoof-a-jpg.480478/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/thessaly-pherai-horse-hoof-b-jpg.480479/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #0000ff">SIDENOTE: Merry Christmas, Coin-Gang!!</span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #0000ff">At the beginning of the year I tried scoring a similar coin, but was CLIO&#039;d ... so I was delighted when this baby showed-up shortly afterwards (CLIO&#039;s appetite had already been quenched, so I was able to score this baby at a decent price)</span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #0000ff">This coin has wicked eye-appeal (dark brown patina with hints of red) ... yah, I love the coin&#039;s texture (it kinda looks like a horse hair finish!?)</span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #0000ff">I have a lot of horse coins, but this baby stole my heart and has ended-up atop the stevex6 podium ... </span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #0000ff">... so please join me in congratulating, <b><font size="5">MISS 2016 =&gt; The HOOF!!</font></b>&nbsp; &nbsp; </span></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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