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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 3219996, member: 57495&quot;]I had a good CNG Wednesday and won something that has been long on my want list, a portrait coin of Cleopatra VII.&nbsp; Being on the lookout for one of these has often felt like trawling through a scrapyard for a cheap rustbucket on wheels, but seeing that the stickered prices seem more appropriate for brand new cars. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>While the reverse on my 80 drachmai is pretty much dog food, I think the portrait is strong and in excellent style, and the sandy desert colours also really appealed to me.&nbsp; I was surprised to win it for the price I did, as I was prepared to pay a fair bit more, and actually, quite surprised to win it at all.&nbsp; I suspect it may have had something to do with a 40 drachmai model that followed after mine that was generally speaking better on both sides.&nbsp; That one ended up closing for almost twice the price of mine, despite the auction description noting &quot;Earthen encrustation artificially applied--not suitable for encapsulation.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>It may be a month or two before I receive this win in my mailbox, but I definitely hope to have it by the end of December as I&#039;m betting on it easily making my Top 10 list for the year.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to post your Cleos or your CNG E-431 wins!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]838116[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Kleopatra VII Thea Neotera. </b>51-30 BC. Æ Diobol – 80 Drachmai (27mm, 18.02 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left, Π (mark of value) to right. Svoronos 1871; SNG Copenhagen 419–21. Near VF, earthen green-brown patina, area of weak strike.</p><p><i>Reportedly ex UCLA Classics Library Collection.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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