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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3233211, member: 56859&quot;]That is indeed supercool but I&#039;m not sure who would come out on top when looking at the wacky array of ancient animals and entities depicted pulling wheeled vehicles.&nbsp; Winged serpents, hippopotamuses, hippocamps, centaurs, cupids, panthers, elephants (which seem downright ordinary amongst these others), stags, goats...&nbsp; I don&#039;t know how I&#039;d vote in such a match but I do know <b>I want a coin like yours</b>!! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So many of my coins were sought out after seeing the type on CoinTalk.&nbsp; [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] and Stevex6 were frequently responsible for my spending.&nbsp; [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] too, and many more.&nbsp; Sometimes a type becomes so ubiquitous and frenzied that it&#039;s hard to remember whose coin first caught my eye.&nbsp; Such is the case with the Black Sea &quot;Perseus holding the severed head of Medusa, her body gushing blood on the ground&quot; coins.&nbsp; I swear the prices went up worldwide because of the exposure these have had on this and other coin forums in recent years!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one.&nbsp; I have three <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/pontos-perseus-medusa-3-jpg.535786/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><b>PONTOS, Amisos</b></p><p>85-65 BCE, time of Mithradates VI Eupator</p><p>AE, (each is 27-29 mm)</p><p>Obv: helmeted head of Athena right; helmet decorated with griffin</p><p>Rev: AMIΣOY; Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and head of Medusa, Medusa&#039;s body at his feet, blood gushing from the neck; monogram in left field</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one I sought out after seeing Doug&#039;s.&nbsp; This coin was <i>not</i> inexpensive but I have zero regrets <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_ab60fd00616e4a02a0a6a1c59cb8ae34.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_625,al_c,q_90/ae43f8_ab60fd00616e4a02a0a6a1c59cb8ae34.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>BRUTTIUM, the Brettii</b></p><p>216-214 BCE</p><p>Æ quartuncia, 13.5mm, 2.06 g</p><p>Obv: head of Amphitrite left, wearing crab headdress</p><p>Rev: crab; torch above, BPET-TIΩN above and below</p><p>Ref: Pfeiler p. 33, 4a; Scheu, Bronze 51; HN Italy 1944; SNG ANS 123–4; SNG Lloyd –; McClean 1579[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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