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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2139240, member: 56859&quot;]<b><font size="6"><span style="color: #ff0000">AMISOS </span></font></b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]408680[/ATTACH]</p><p>(Various bronzes from PONTOS, Amisos)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_ed6209db5c094d73bfec979bc4c4f097.jpg_srb_p_850_418_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>PONTOS, Amisos</b></p><p><b>85-65 BCE, time of Mithradates VI Eupator</b></p><p>AE29, 19.5 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; helmeted head of Athena right; gryphon on helmet</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; AMI-ΣOY; Perseus standing facing, holding harpa &amp; Medusa&#039;s head; Medusa&#039;s body at his feet, monograms flanking him</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; SNG BM Black Sea 1166; Stancomb 684; SNG Copenhagen 137 (best guess)</p><p><br /></p><p>This was a find at a local jewelry store and may be my biggest cleaning success.&nbsp; A &quot;before&quot; picture is <a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!pontos-amisos--athena-perseus-/c7e4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!pontos-amisos--athena-perseus-/c7e4" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><font size="6"><span style="color: #ff0000">APOLLONIA PONTIKA</span></font></b></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_42cc3fec7d634023898dbbb4cc400343.jpg_srb_p_800_380_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>THRACE, Apollonia Pontika</b></p><p>Mid-late 4th century BCE</p><p>AR drachm, 10 mm, 3.2 gm</p><p>Obv: Facing gorgoneion</p><p>Rev: Upright anchor; A to left, crayfish to right</p><p>Ref: Topalov, Apollonia p. 348, 11</p><p>(Won by accident.&nbsp; While keeping an eye out for my desired lot in a Pecunem auction, I glanced at the screen and misread the current lot number which had two seconds left.&nbsp; I clicked as I noticed the mistake.&nbsp; I no longer Skype while bidding but don&#039;t regret winning this coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><font size="6"><span style="color: #ff0000">ARADOS</span></font></b></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_4d8ffd4c7692454fbdaae532a808a53a.jpg_srb_p_850_434_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>PHOENICIA, Arados </b></p><p><b>Trajan. CE 98-117</b></p><p>CY 375 (CE 116/7)</p><p>Æ22, 9.65 g</p><p>Obv: draped bust of Astarte-Europa right; before, small laureate and draped bust of Trajan</p><p>Rev: bull charging left</p><p>Reference:&nbsp; SNG Copenhagen 81; BMC 374</p><p>(One of my earliest ancient coin purchases and still a favorite)</p><p><br /></p><p><b><font size="6"><span style="color: #ff0000">ARGOS</span></font></b></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_964743909d0744d0977ef070a40fb6b4.jpg_srb_p_780_434_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>ARGOLIS, Argos</b></p><p><b>330-270 BCE</b></p><p>AR Triobol or Hemidrachm, 14mm,&nbsp; 2.4 g</p><p>Obv: forepart of wolf left, retrograde Σ above</p><p>Rev: large A; Π–Ρ above, club below; all within shallow incuse square</p><p>Ref: BCD Peloponnesos 1083.3; HGC 5, 667</p><p>ex Dr. Georgios I. Michael Collection[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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