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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 2049450, member: 15445&quot;]These are my personal favorites from 2014.&nbsp; <b>(14 from 2014)</b></p><p><br /></p><p>They are in no particular order (other than being listed somewhat alphabetically)&nbsp; I hope that you like them as much as I do. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]376139[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>ATTICA. Athens. </b></p><p><b>AR Hemiobol </b></p><p><b>454-404 B.C. </b></p><p><br /></p><p>0.34 grams, 12 mm</p><p><b>Obv: </b>Helmeted head of Athena right.</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig behind. AΘE.</p><p><b>Grade:</b> Overall VF with the owl, olive sprig, and AΘE sharply struck and centered.&nbsp; The Athena obverse is somewhat more worn &amp; off center.</p><p><b>Other:</b> SNG Copenhagen 59. May 2014 Pecunem Sale 16, lot # 498.</p><p><br /></p><p>_______________________________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]376141[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]376142[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>ATTICA, Athens, </b></p><p><b>AR Tetradrachm. (Owl) </b></p><p><b>440-404 B.C. </b></p><p><br /></p><p>16.94 grams, 22 mm</p><p>Obv: Helmeted head of Athena facing</p><p>&nbsp; rt in crested ornamented helmet</p><p>Rev: Owl standing right, head facing;</p><p>&nbsp; olive sprig &amp; crescent to left and</p><p>&nbsp; AΘΕ to right all in incuse square.</p><p>Grade: VG with fairly good strike and</p><p>&nbsp; a plethora of test marks and</p><p>&nbsp; banker’s marks from antiquity.</p><p>Other: Good silver.&nbsp; NGC grades VG with 4/5 for strike and 1/5 for surface. Private purchase 1-18-14.</p><p><br /></p><p>__________________________________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]376143[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]376144[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>BABALONIA, Babylon </b></p><p><b>AR Stater (or Dishekel) </b></p><p><b>328-321 B.C. </b></p><p><br /></p><p>16.08 grams, 22 mm x 5.5 mm thick</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Ba’al seated left holding scepter</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Lion walking left, control mark</p><p>&nbsp; Г above.</p><p><b>Grade:</b> good Fine to a Very Fine</p><p>&nbsp; nicely toned &amp; centered.</p><p><b>Other:</b>Good silver 5.5 mm thick.&nbsp; Anonymous mintage of Eastern Alexandrine empire under the successors of Mazaeus (Stamenes 328-323 B.C., Archon 323-321 B.C.) See BMC.34, BMC.184/36. Babylonian stater coin sometimes called a tetradrachm according to the Attic standard due to its 16 gram weight.</p><p>Ex Pegasi auction #19 lot 181 November 18, 2008. From private sale January 2014.</p><p><br /></p><p>____________________________________________________________[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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