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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1790862, member: 56859&quot;]In addition to my own shopping list, I am (happily) the designated shopper for someone else.&nbsp; He&#039;s not interested in them like I am but for whatever reason wants to have an assortment.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I bought these two coins and plan to keep one for myself.&nbsp; Which would you keep, and why?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>(attributions per seller)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Coin 1:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]288981[/ATTACH]</p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><font face="Droid Serif"><span style="color: #2f2f2f">KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III &#039;the Great&#039; (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Odessos. </span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><font face="Droid Serif"><span style="color: #2f2f2f">16.5 gm, 29.5 mm</span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><font face="Droid Serif"><span style="color: #2f2f2f">Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion&#039;s skin headdress.</span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><font face="Droid Serif"><span style="color: #2f2f2f">Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. </span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><font face="Droid Serif"><span style="color: #2f2f2f">Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; ΔH left, monogram under throne.</span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><font face="Droid Serif"><span style="color: #2f2f2f">Price 1180.</span></font></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="georgia">Coin #2:</font></p><p><font face="georgia">[ATTACH=full]288982[/ATTACH]</font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="georgia"><b><font size="3"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: #272727">THRACE, Odessos. </span></font></font></b><font size="3"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: #272727">Circa 120-90 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.70 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; ΔH above knee, monogram below throne. Price 1180; Callataÿ group 1, dies (D2/R3); Topalov, </span></font></font><i><font size="3"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: #272727">Odesos</span></font></font></i><font size="3"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: #272727"> 67. Good VF, toned, reverse die shift.</span></font></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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