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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2287670, member: 56859&quot;]Great idea for a thread, Z!&nbsp; The Magnetes Chiron and itty bitty screaming griffin are my favorites.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of my sub-$100 favorites were from group lots so it is difficult to determine the true relative price paid.&nbsp; The following two were individual purchases though.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Elagabalus, with horn:</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]458204[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Elagabalus</b></p><p>AR denarius, Rome mint. Struck CE 221-222. 3.55 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG; laureate and draped bust right, with “horn” on forehead</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; SACERD DEI SOLIS ELAGAB; Elagabalus standing right, holding club and sacrificing from patera over lighted altar; star to right; faint star in left field.</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; RIC IV 131; Thirion 302; RSC 246</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s been a while since I added another city to the <b>Pigasus collection</b>.&nbsp; Eventually I&#039;d like to have at least one winged boar example from every issuing city/entity.&nbsp; This type doesn&#039;t appear for sale often so its condition was forgiven-- although I missed a much better example the previous month.&nbsp; Not sure how I overlooked the better example since it was in a CNG auction. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_81bac47b659643d48786fd5022632dca.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_492,q_75/ae43f8_81bac47b659643d48786fd5022632dca.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>MYSIA, Adramytion.&nbsp; Orontes, satrap</b></p><p>357-352 BCE</p><p>AE 11 mm, 1.11 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp;&nbsp; bearded head right, wearing satrapal headdress</p><p>Rev:&nbsp;&nbsp; forepart of winged boar right </p><p>Ref:&nbsp;&nbsp; S&amp;B 10; Troxell, Orontes 3; SNG France –; McClean 7635; rare[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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