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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 7474071, member: 56859"]Thanks for the reminder, Pavlos, and for the nice write-up of Philetairos <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. This Eumenes I tetradrachm was my favorite acquisition of 2019 and I'm still gobsmacked by it.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/eumenestetreshoot2-rt_edited2-jpg.1038850/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>KINGS of PERGAMON, Eumenes I</b></p><p>263-241 BCE</p><p>AR tetradrachm 29 mm, 16.94 gm</p><p>Obv: head of Philetairos right, wearing laurel wreath</p><p>Rev: ΦIΛETAIPOY; Athena enthroned left, right hand resting on shield set at her feet, gorgon on shield; left elbow resting on small sphinx seated right; transverse spear in background, ivy leaf above knee, monogram on throne, bow to right</p><p>Ref: BMC Greek (Mysia) 31, p.115; SNG France 1606–9</p><p>Formerly slabbed, NGC Ch AU 5/5 3/5, Fine Style</p><p><i>Ex Dr. Spencer Paterson Collection of Ancient coins, Great Collections 15 Sept 2019</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/eumenessideshot1-hair-1000px-jpg.1038882/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 7474071, member: 56859"]Thanks for the reminder, Pavlos, and for the nice write-up of Philetairos :). This Eumenes I tetradrachm was my favorite acquisition of 2019 and I'm still gobsmacked by it. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/eumenestetreshoot2-rt_edited2-jpg.1038850/[/IMG] [B]KINGS of PERGAMON, Eumenes I[/B] 263-241 BCE AR tetradrachm 29 mm, 16.94 gm Obv: head of Philetairos right, wearing laurel wreath Rev: ΦIΛETAIPOY; Athena enthroned left, right hand resting on shield set at her feet, gorgon on shield; left elbow resting on small sphinx seated right; transverse spear in background, ivy leaf above knee, monogram on throne, bow to right Ref: BMC Greek (Mysia) 31, p.115; SNG France 1606–9 Formerly slabbed, NGC Ch AU 5/5 3/5, Fine Style [I]Ex Dr. Spencer Paterson Collection of Ancient coins, Great Collections 15 Sept 2019[/I] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/eumenessideshot1-hair-1000px-jpg.1038882/[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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