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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 2150141, member: 57495"]Speaking of which, he hasn't shown any <b>"H"</b> city coins yet. If anyone has more, please post away! This one easily makes my favorites list. Top 10, 20, or 50 is a harder question to answer.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><font size="6"><span style="color: #ff0000">HERAKLEIA PONTIKA</span></font></b></p><p><b><font size="6"><span style="color: #ff0000">[ATTACH=full]412532[/ATTACH]</span></font></b></p><p><b>BITHYNIA, Herakleia Pontika</b></p><p>Circa 250 - 200 BC (?)</p><p>AE18</p><p>3.35g, 18mm</p><p>Stancomb, Autonomous 7a, dies A2/– (unlisted rev. die); SNG BM Black Sea 1631; HGC 7, 489.</p><p>O: Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin.</p><p>R: HRAKLEWTAN, Lion right; monogram above, facing boukranion between forelegs, club below.</p><p><i>Ex Ronald J. Hansen Collection</i></p><p><b>NOTES: </b><i>Herakleia Pontika was a prosperous Greek colony founded along the Bithynian coast in the 7th century BC. During the Third Mithridatic War, the city was sacked and destroyed by the Roman army. </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 2150141, member: 57495"]Speaking of which, he hasn't shown any [B]"H"[/B] city coins yet. If anyone has more, please post away! This one easily makes my favorites list. Top 10, 20, or 50 is a harder question to answer. [B][SIZE=6][COLOR=#ff0000]HERAKLEIA PONTIKA [ATTACH=full]412532[/ATTACH][/COLOR][/SIZE] BITHYNIA, Herakleia Pontika[/B] Circa 250 - 200 BC (?) AE18 3.35g, 18mm Stancomb, Autonomous 7a, dies A2/– (unlisted rev. die); SNG BM Black Sea 1631; HGC 7, 489. O: Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin. R: HRAKLEWTAN, Lion right; monogram above, facing boukranion between forelegs, club below. [I]Ex Ronald J. Hansen Collection[/I] [B]NOTES: [/B][I]Herakleia Pontika was a prosperous Greek colony founded along the Bithynian coast in the 7th century BC. During the Third Mithridatic War, the city was sacked and destroyed by the Roman army. [/I][/QUOTE]
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