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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 8174256, member: 91461"]Most importantly, INSANE timing on your goose shot! Beautiful, just beautiful<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie16" alt=":artist:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />... and hilarious<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>And, I believe I speak for many an ancient collector here, man O' man I wish Cilicia had gotten their stuff together<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>They have so much dope coinage that, unfortunately, we know little about.</p><p> though this ain't one of em. It's just my favorite from there <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1428320[/ATTACH]</p><p>CILICIA, Mint Uncertain</p><p>400-350 BC. Obol (Silver, 10 mm, 0.58 g, 1 h). Female head facing, turned slightly to left, wearing earrings, necklace and flowing hair (Arethusa?). Rev. Facing head of Bes. Göktürk 44. SNG Levante 233. SNG France 486. Fine metal and attractive on both sides. Very fine.</p><p>Ex: Leu auction 4 Ex: Nomos Obolos 14</p><p><br /></p><p>... and then this coin bomb that showed up 3 times inexplicably:</p><p> [ATTACH=full]1428319[/ATTACH]</p><p>Samaria AR Obol. c. 375-333. Galley l., over waves / Persian king battling lion; O between; all within incuse square. Cf. Meshorer- Qedar 22, 199-201. 0.90g, 9mm, 6h. Toned, good VFCondition: Very Fine Ex: Zeus</p><p><br /></p><p>Rad Laranda <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I'm used to these:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1428321[/ATTACH]</p><p>Lycaonia. Laranda</p><p>324-323 BC.</p><p>Obol AR 10mm., 0,67g.Baaltars seated left, holding grain ear, grape bunch, and sceptre / Forepart of wolf right; inverted crescent above; all within circular border of pellets.nearly very fine Göktürk 82; SNG BN 443 (Cilicia); SNG Levante 223 (Cilicia).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1428319[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1428319[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 8174256, member: 91461"]Most importantly, INSANE timing on your goose shot! Beautiful, just beautiful:artist:... and hilarious:hilarious: And, I believe I speak for many an ancient collector here, man O' man I wish Cilicia had gotten their stuff together:banghead: They have so much dope coinage that, unfortunately, we know little about. though this ain't one of em. It's just my favorite from there :cigar:: [ATTACH=full]1428320[/ATTACH] CILICIA, Mint Uncertain 400-350 BC. Obol (Silver, 10 mm, 0.58 g, 1 h). Female head facing, turned slightly to left, wearing earrings, necklace and flowing hair (Arethusa?). Rev. Facing head of Bes. Göktürk 44. SNG Levante 233. SNG France 486. Fine metal and attractive on both sides. Very fine. Ex: Leu auction 4 Ex: Nomos Obolos 14 ... and then this coin bomb that showed up 3 times inexplicably: [ATTACH=full]1428319[/ATTACH] Samaria AR Obol. c. 375-333. Galley l., over waves / Persian king battling lion; O between; all within incuse square. Cf. Meshorer- Qedar 22, 199-201. 0.90g, 9mm, 6h. Toned, good VFCondition: Very Fine Ex: Zeus Rad Laranda :wideyed: I'm used to these: [ATTACH=full]1428321[/ATTACH] Lycaonia. Laranda 324-323 BC. Obol AR 10mm., 0,67g.Baaltars seated left, holding grain ear, grape bunch, and sceptre / Forepart of wolf right; inverted crescent above; all within circular border of pellets.nearly very fine Göktürk 82; SNG BN 443 (Cilicia); SNG Levante 223 (Cilicia). [ATTACH=full]1428319[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1428319[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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