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<p>[QUOTE="chrsmat71, post: 2989103, member: 42634"]Check out these neat little Greek AE lyre coins. Both of these were bargain bin snags from an ebay lot, only cost about 15 bucks a piece so I went for it. I have several Greek coins, but I don't have any that are from modern Greece...so it was kind of cool to pick some up from this area.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Number 1</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]737006[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Boeotia, Thespiai, early 3rd century BC </b></p><p>O: Female (Arsinoë III?) head right, wearing modius (off flan) and veil.</p><p>Rev: EΩN/ΘEΣΠI , Lyre within wreath. 14 mm, 4.2 g</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have no idea why a coin from Boetia would have Arsinoe III, a Ptolemaic queen on it. On acsearch there is a reference to an esoteric paper, but I don't know. Anyone know?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Number 2</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]737008[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Achaia, Pellene, 3rd Century BC</b></p><p>O: Kithra, R: Tripod, Π-E, 12 mm, 2.1g</p><p><br /></p><p>These seems to be a relatively rare coin, though while researching it online, I found out that I'm not the first cointalker to have one! [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER] ! and thanks [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] for the indirect assist! LOL!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lyre-tripod-greek-coin.307279/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lyre-tripod-greek-coin.307279/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lyre-tripod-greek-coin.307279/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The time to hesitate is through, no time to wallow in the mire......post your lyres!</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]AMCl9eOBlsY[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrsmat71, post: 2989103, member: 42634"]Check out these neat little Greek AE lyre coins. Both of these were bargain bin snags from an ebay lot, only cost about 15 bucks a piece so I went for it. I have several Greek coins, but I don't have any that are from modern Greece...so it was kind of cool to pick some up from this area. Number 1 [ATTACH=full]737006[/ATTACH] [B]Boeotia, Thespiai, early 3rd century BC [/B] O: Female (Arsinoë III?) head right, wearing modius (off flan) and veil. Rev: EΩN/ΘEΣΠI , Lyre within wreath. 14 mm, 4.2 g I have no idea why a coin from Boetia would have Arsinoe III, a Ptolemaic queen on it. On acsearch there is a reference to an esoteric paper, but I don't know. Anyone know? Number 2 [ATTACH=full]737008[/ATTACH] [B]Achaia, Pellene, 3rd Century BC[/B] O: Kithra, R: Tripod, Π-E, 12 mm, 2.1g These seems to be a relatively rare coin, though while researching it online, I found out that I'm not the first cointalker to have one! [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER] ! and thanks [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] for the indirect assist! LOL! [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lyre-tripod-greek-coin.307279/[/url] The time to hesitate is through, no time to wallow in the mire......post your lyres! [MEDIA=youtube]AMCl9eOBlsY[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]
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