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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2007509, member: 56859&quot;][USER=72101]@Marc Aceton[/USER], that Geta is a very special coin.&nbsp; Do you have a larger or in-focus and similarly lit &quot;before&quot; image? A better comparison photo might be enlightening.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have several coins which qualify as &quot;rare&quot;, one of which is in transit now. I am looking forward to posting it!</p><p><br /></p><p>Meanwhile, here&#039;s one of my favorite rarities, a 15 shekel from Carthage:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_6d55f90db02845a1b703055c500baeee.jpg_srz_p_850_419_85_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srz" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>ZEUGITANA, Carthage</b></p><p><b>early 2nd century BCE</b></p><p><b>AE 15 shekel, 45 mm, 95 gm</b></p><p>Obv:&nbsp; wreathed head of Tanit left</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; horse standing right, left foreleg up; solar disk with uraei above</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Alexandropoulos J (2000) Les monnaies de l&#039;Afrique Antique, 103; Müller L (1861) Numismatique de L&#039;Ancienne Afrique, 131; Luynes 3782; Jenkins GK and Lewis RB (1963) Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins. Royal Numismatic Society, London, pl.28 12</p><p><i>from Great Collections, Aug. 2013.&nbsp; Graded Fine by NGC Ancients (strike 5/5, surfaces 2/5); not encapsulated (reason: size); certification number 3598288-002. </i></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve only seen one other example-- a catalog photo on <a href="http://www.magnagraecia.nl/coins/Punic_map/Zeugitana_map/Zeugitana.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.magnagraecia.nl/coins/Punic_map/Zeugitana_map/Zeugitana.html" rel="nofollow">magnagraecia&#039;s website</a>, which lists a known population of four.&nbsp; There is a second type of 15 shekel on which the horse&#039;s foreleg is not raised.&nbsp; There are more known examples of that type and I&#039;ve seen two or three for sale recently, all in terrible condition but that doesn&#039;t seem to deter bidders.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not going to win any coin beauty pageants but I am thrilled to have it.&nbsp; It&#039;s a monster, ~8mm thick.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360876[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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