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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 6594777, member: 85693"]Here's a budget hemidrachm from Kallatis that appears to have crystalized internally - a big chip off the edge shows the granular-looking interior. Although the surface looks fairly normal and smooth, there is also a big, shallow crack that threatens to make the face fall off. Safe to say this one is "fragile"!</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry for the worse-than-usual photo - got a bit of sun glare on this one: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1265812[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1265813[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Thrace, Kallatis Hemidrachm</b></p><p><b>(c. 300-101 B.C.)</b></p><p>Head of Herakles right wearing lion skin headdress /ΚΑΛΛΑ, club and ear of barley below, bow in bow case (gorytos) above.</p><p>AMNG I-I, 201.</p><p>(2.13 grams / 14 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Attribution Note: </b></p><p>These often have a letter in the field (Φ, A, O, Σ etc.), which might be off flan on this specimen. </p><p><br /></p><p>Attribution from Numista, with no letters noted. </p><p><a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces194439.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces194439.html" rel="nofollow">https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces194439.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 6594777, member: 85693"]Here's a budget hemidrachm from Kallatis that appears to have crystalized internally - a big chip off the edge shows the granular-looking interior. Although the surface looks fairly normal and smooth, there is also a big, shallow crack that threatens to make the face fall off. Safe to say this one is "fragile"! Sorry for the worse-than-usual photo - got a bit of sun glare on this one: [ATTACH=full]1265812[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1265813[/ATTACH] [B]Thrace, Kallatis Hemidrachm (c. 300-101 B.C.)[/B] Head of Herakles right wearing lion skin headdress /ΚΑΛΛΑ, club and ear of barley below, bow in bow case (gorytos) above. AMNG I-I, 201. (2.13 grams / 14 mm) [B]Attribution Note: [/B] These often have a letter in the field (Φ, A, O, Σ etc.), which might be off flan on this specimen. Attribution from Numista, with no letters noted. [URL]https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces194439.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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