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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 7659742, member: 56859&quot;]I&#039;m so sorry for your loss, [USER=100777]@octavius[/USER].&nbsp; Losing a pet is so hard.&nbsp; My kitty, like so many others who are fortunate enough to live that long, developed renal failure.&nbsp; I kept her kidneys going for a year by giving her subcutaneous saline injections but eventually she let me know it was time to stop.&nbsp; It was heartbreaking.&nbsp; That was 14 years ago and I never adopted another.&nbsp; Maybe someday <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252Fmedia%2525252Fae43f8_5b7e78c17a564e72a673e3b2199314dc.jpg%2525252Fv1%2525252Ffill%2525252Fw_960%2525252Ch_480%2525252Cal_c%2525252Clg_1%2525252Cq_90%2525252Fae43f8_5b7e78c17a564e72a673e3b2199314dc.jpg%252526hash%25253D32f8a79eb574b278345afb1fd3211bea%2526hash%253Dcb4d6b5cadb4ab4ec48809bfc624698c%26hash%3D1c54d3522d549fd6d8ef6bbf2aada594&amp;hash=28f916b7b2da38c194f8a4e1a818a0f5" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>LUCANIA, Velia</b></p><p>305-290 BCE</p><p>AR didrachm, 17.5 mm, 7.3 gm</p><p>Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet, decorated with griffin; at left, A</p><p>Rev: YEΛHTΩN; lion standing on exergual line; above dolphin between I and Φ</p><p>Ref: SNG ANS 1375-6</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_d6bcd43a7ea240d0bea94dfa7f215c91%257Emv2.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_1000%252Ch_625%252Cal_c%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_d6bcd43a7ea240d0bea94dfa7f215c91%257Emv2.jpg%26hash%3D13aeeb67753c1a66b76a9f743d5b210d&amp;hash=e8644cbd37f9b988c75c06388533f683" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>KINGS OF LYDIA, temp. Ardys - Alyattes</b></p><p>c. 620s-564/53 BCE </p><p>Electrum trite, 4.8 gm, 13.4 mm. Sardes mint.</p><p>Obv: head of roaring lion right, sun with four rays on forehead</p><p>Rev: two incuse square punches</p><p>Ref: Weidauer Group XV, 64; BMC 2 (I do not have these books and cannot verify)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_a694caeb89394002af827a59357bbfc2.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_1000%252Ch_625%252Cal_c%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_a694caeb89394002af827a59357bbfc2.jpg%26hash%3Dc3ba543d32c5304e7ce0985ffda907cc&amp;hash=cf99e44d201abf034293db3d1348cb9e" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>LESBOS, Mytilene</b></p><p>521-478 BCE</p><p>EL hekte, 10.5 mm, 2.6 gm</p><p>Obv: forepart of winged boar right</p><p>Rev: incuse head of lion left; rectangular punch behind</p><p>Ref: Bodenstedt Em. 10; HGC 6, 935; SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA 1678; BMC –</p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_8a4184af6d4e4930bf30d77d1bcf4fb3.jpg_srb_p_800_447_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>CARIA, Mylasa</b></p><p>450-400 BCE</p><p>AR hemiobol, 7 x 9 mm, 0.5 gm</p><p>Obv: facing forepart of lion</p><p>Rev: scorpion within incuse square</p><p>Ref: SNG von Aulock 7803; Klein 429 (Milet)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_4136c68fe9db40fb96179a01c3524050.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffit%2Fw_2000%2Ch_1042%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_4136c68fe9db40fb96179a01c3524050.jpg&amp;hash=282fb1385c3ff20422bd287903bba321" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>THESSALY, The Oitaioi</b></p><p>167-146 BCE</p><p>AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.30 g, 1h)</p><p>Herakleia Trachinia mint</p><p>Obv: Lion’s head left, spear in its jaws</p><p>Rev: OITAI downward to right, ΩN downward to left, Herakles standing facing, holding club in both hands</p><p>Ref: Valassiadis 9; BCD Thessaly II 494 (same obverse die)</p><p><i>Acquired from @@Ardatirion (Bill Dalzell, Classical Numismatic Group Numismatist)</i></p><p><i>Ex BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 290), lot 57</i></p><p><i>Ex Peus 384 (2 November 2005), lot 199</i></p><p><i>Ex Vinchon (20 May 1959), lot 483</i></p><p><i>Ex M. Ratto 11 (16 May 1935), lot 239</i></p><p><i>Ex R. Ratto (4 April 1927), lot 1023</i></p><p><i>Ex Naville-Ars Classica V (18 June 1923), lot 1764</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_9090eed4c0144deeb89a1cdebdfe9c0c.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_960%252Ch_480%252Cal_c%252Clg_1%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_9090eed4c0144deeb89a1cdebdfe9c0c.jpg%26hash%3Dbcc5e75124817a3f8fd814c67a351991&amp;hash=342b11162ed822ebb4097f2602af2789" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><b>SELJUKS OF RUM, Ghiyath al-Din Kay Khusraw II bin Kay Qubadh</b></p><p>Konya mint, CE 1241/2 (AH 639)</p><p>Silver Dirhem</p><p>Obv: lion advancing right; facing sun and star above, two stars below</p><p>Rev: legend across field</p><p>Ref: Broome 243G; Izmirlier 403; Album 1218</p><p>formerly slabbed </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316729[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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