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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pavlos, post: 5378567, member: 96635&quot;]First of all, great coins all!</p><p><br /></p><p>In my opinion, if a portrait is on the coin, I would choose the portrait over the reverse design.</p><p>For example in this coin, what would be more important, the head of Mithradates VI, or the reverse of a nike standing right? I chose the portrait of the poison king <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/qCehcTM.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Ionia, Smyrna. Circa 88/85-75 B.C. Æ coin. Mithradatic Wars issue. Hermogenes and Phrixos, magistrates.</b></p><p><b>Obverse: </b>Diademed head of Mithradates VI of Pontos right</p><p><b>Reverse: </b>Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm frond; ΣΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ to right, EPMOΓENHΣ/ΦPIΞOΣ in two lines to left.</p><p><b>Reference: </b>Milne, <i>Autonomous</i> 340.</p><p>14.39g; 25mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Like you [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER]&nbsp; I really like Archaic, it is has a very distinct and typical style that I really enjoy (eye and hair style, forwarding face etc.)</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/hL0PRAb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Ionia. Phokaia. AR Diobol, circa 521-478 B.C.</b></p><p><b><b>Obverse:</b></b> Head of a nymph to left, wearing sakkos adorned with a central band and circular earring.</p><p><b><b>Reverse:</b> </b>Quadripartite incuse square.</p><p><b>Reference: </b>Klein 452. SNG Copenhagen 389-94. SNG Kayhan 522.</p><p>1.32g; 10mm</p><p><br /></p><p>But then of course I can&#039;t say no to beautiful Hellenic art of Rhodos and of the Hellenic kings.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Lg4kaxt.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Seleukid Empire. Alexander I (Balas), 152/1-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Tyre mint. Dated SE 167 (146/5 BC).</b></p><p><b>Obverse: </b>Diademed and draped bust of Alexander Balas right.</p><p><b>Reverse: </b>Eagle standing left on prow of galley, palm-branch over right shoulder; club surmounted by monogram to left, ΙΞΡ (date) and monogram to right.</p><p>Reference: SNG Spaer 1545-1546; Newell, Tyre 79; Houghton 749.</p><p>13.73g (Phoenican standard)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/UWWpbVU.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Antiochos III Megas (223 - 187 B.C.). AR Tetradrachm. Antioch mint. Series 3, circa 204–197 B.C.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Diademed head of Antiochos III to right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY. Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in his right hand and resting his left on grounded bow; to outer left, bow in bowcase.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> SC 1044.5a; Le Rider series 3-4, obv. A12; BMC 27; HGC 9, 447u.</p><p>17.07g</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/4LePTUZ.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Islands of Caria, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 250-229 BC. AR Didrachm. Mnasimachos, magistrate</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Rose with bud to right; MNAΣIMAXOΣ above, P-O flanking stem; to left, Athena Nikephoros standing left.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> Ashton 208; HN Online 395; HGC 6, 1439.</p><p>6.70g</p><p><br /></p><p>As a bonus, are the Byzantines. The style is quite cool on the faces.</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/1oMsD79.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>This is a trachy made during the Latin Empire, after the sack of Constantinople, 1204-1261 AD.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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