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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2388979, member: 42773&quot;]My experience with shows and ancient coins is that most dealers just bring along the most common stuff, so I was surprised to find a couple of <b><i>very</i></b> unusual bronzes. This one was issued by Perseus of Macedon, during the Macedonian struggles against the the Roman Republic. They would eventually succumb, and these local types would get appropriated by the Romans on both bronze and tetradrachm issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>Zeus, MAKE / ΔONΩN, Club in oak wreath, 185-168 BC. Those of you who collect RR and related probably know just how scarce this coin is in such an excellent grade. My eyes got very wide when I saw it. I made the dealer a low-ball offer, he accepted, I quickly paid and sneaked out the back door before he could realize what happened and call the police.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]490585[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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