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<p>[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 7814600, member: 83845"]Those are both wonderful coins but that Elis stater is especially great. A coin from Olympia is definitely on my list to add to my collection someday. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for sharing it!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER] ! I think this one will definitely make my top 10. Despite the explosion in auction prices I’ve been having a pretty good collecting year so far this year. </p><p><br /></p><p>That’s a great coin showing a victorious athlete. Wonderful addition to the thread. It reminds me of the statue of a victorious athlete in the Ghetty Villa where I took the below photo. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1343189[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Really nice examples! The oval flan doesn’t detract at all from the design of your earlier example. Great coin and detail on both sides. Thanks for sharing!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for the kind words! [USER=87809]@cmezner[/USER] beat me to the link for the Tekin reference.</p><p><br /></p><p>That Elis stater is simply stunning! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for this! I thought it was strange they had the plates separated but I was still just happy that a reference was freely available and not behind a pay wall! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Great examples![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 7814600, member: 83845"]Those are both wonderful coins but that Elis stater is especially great. A coin from Olympia is definitely on my list to add to my collection someday. Thanks for sharing it! Thanks [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER] ! I think this one will definitely make my top 10. Despite the explosion in auction prices I’ve been having a pretty good collecting year so far this year. That’s a great coin showing a victorious athlete. Wonderful addition to the thread. It reminds me of the statue of a victorious athlete in the Ghetty Villa where I took the below photo. [ATTACH=full]1343189[/ATTACH] Really nice examples! The oval flan doesn’t detract at all from the design of your earlier example. Great coin and detail on both sides. Thanks for sharing! Thank you for the kind words! [USER=87809]@cmezner[/USER] beat me to the link for the Tekin reference. That Elis stater is simply stunning! :wideyed: Thank you for this! I thought it was strange they had the plates separated but I was still just happy that a reference was freely available and not behind a pay wall! :D Great examples![/QUOTE]
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