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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2295158, member: 56859&quot;]I hadn&#039;t heard that bit of lore before.&nbsp; As for calcium being the cause, I assume he meant calcium enrichment of the soil as the bones break down.&nbsp; It seems like it would take a mass grave rather than just a person or two. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a few bluish-green coins from Pontos.&nbsp; This one is the bluest.&nbsp; The condition isn&#039;t great but it is attractive nonetheless.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t shown it on CoinTalk before.&nbsp; The images aren&#039;t color-adjusted nor is the lighting or contrast fiddled with. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]460630[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>PONTOS, Amisos</b></p><p>Circa 100-85 BCE.</p><p>Æ (whoops, I haven&#039;t recorded the size and weight.&nbsp; It&#039;s ~27 mm or so)</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; AMI-SOU, eagle standing left, head right, wings spread, on thunderbolt; monogram to left</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; RG 15; SNG BM Black Sea 1145-6; SNG Stancomb 675; SNG Copenhagen 132[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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