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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4552612, member: 110226"]Normally I do not buy coins based on the animals depicted on them. Every now and then there's a nice example of Pegasus on a stater of Corinth, or an attractive horse on a coin from Thessaly, but they are the exceptions. Otherwise, I generally steer clear of these coins and focus on my favorite themes: trade coinage and coinage with interesting historical backgrounds.</p><p><br /></p><p>A year of so ago I came across, a tetradrachm of Messana, one that has a mule drawn biga on the reverse and a running hare right on the obverse. So, I went ahead and placed a bid, which was successful. As grade goes for this example, it is not at the top, but it is decent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sicily, Messana AR Tetradrachm. 480-461 BC. Mule biga driven to right by seated male charioteer; bay leaf in exergue / Hare springing right, MESSENION around. SNG ANS 315-319. 17.36g, 26mm, 7h.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good Very Fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 20, 29 August 2015, lot 80.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1127233[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>So, if you feel inclined to hop into this thread and head down the rabbit hole, please do.</p><p><br /></p><p>But watch out for that cwazy wabbit!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://dotandline.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1_9Z6W_yHevsq2jQZE9VK5rw-1210x642.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4552612, member: 110226"]Normally I do not buy coins based on the animals depicted on them. Every now and then there's a nice example of Pegasus on a stater of Corinth, or an attractive horse on a coin from Thessaly, but they are the exceptions. Otherwise, I generally steer clear of these coins and focus on my favorite themes: trade coinage and coinage with interesting historical backgrounds. A year of so ago I came across, a tetradrachm of Messana, one that has a mule drawn biga on the reverse and a running hare right on the obverse. So, I went ahead and placed a bid, which was successful. As grade goes for this example, it is not at the top, but it is decent. Sicily, Messana AR Tetradrachm. 480-461 BC. Mule biga driven to right by seated male charioteer; bay leaf in exergue / Hare springing right, MESSENION around. SNG ANS 315-319. 17.36g, 26mm, 7h. Good Very Fine. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 20, 29 August 2015, lot 80. [ATTACH=full]1127233[/ATTACH] So, if you feel inclined to hop into this thread and head down the rabbit hole, please do. But watch out for that cwazy wabbit! [IMG]https://dotandline.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1_9Z6W_yHevsq2jQZE9VK5rw-1210x642.jpeg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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